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Pressel in position for another win in Japan

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  • Randall Mell,
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  • Randall Mell
  
Published May 5, 2012 02:53 PM
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GREENSBORO, NC - AUGUST 20: Sergio Garcia of Spain watches his tee shot on the 3rd hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 20, 2009 in Greensboro, North Carolina (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Morgan Pressel moved into position to win her fourth worldwide title, her second Salonpas Cup title in three years on the Japan LPGA Tour.

Pressel’s 7-under-par 65 Saturday moved her to 11-under 133, two shots ahead of Jiyai Shin going into the final round of the rain-shortened event. The first round was washed out, reducing the tournament to 54 holes. Pressel is seven shots ahead of Japanese star Ai Miyazato, who is tied for 10th.

The Salonpas Cup is the Japan women’s first major of the year. Pressel won it in 2010.