RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's Inbee Park shot a third-round 70 on Friday to increase her lead in the Olympic golf tournament to two strokes over New Zealand's Lydia Ko and American Gerina Piller.
Park, who missed two months of the season due to injuries, started on the front foot with three early birdies but fell back after dropping three shots.
Seven-times major champion Park, who is now 18 holes from winning the first gold medal awarded for women's golf since 1900, finished strongly, however, in windy conditions.