FacebookPinterestKenny Smith – PA ImagesKorea's I.K. Kim plays her approach to the 17th hole during the third round of the 2017 Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links. (Photo by Kenny Smith/PA Images via Getty Images)

So much for that theory. With the wind rising, the rain falling and the temperature dropping just as overnight leader I.K. Kim stepped onto the first tee for the third round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open, it looked as if the early rounds shot by past-champions Inbee Park and Stacy Lewis would catapult the pair back into contention.
Park’s 64 had taken her to ten-under par, with Lewis one back after her 65. Kim’s lead – and her 11-under par total – looked vulnerable, especially if conditions continued to worsen.
As it turned out, they didn’t. In fact, the weather mostly improved. But that break from above takes nothing away from Kim’s performance. The 29-year old South Korean shot a bogey-free 66, converting a string of birdie putts. With one ro..

FacebookPinterestANDY BUCHANANKorea's Inbee Park walks to the 16th tee during her third roun of the 2017 Women's British Open. / AFP PHOTO / Andy BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s called the luck of the draw. And Inbee Park and Stacy Lewis took full advantage in third round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns on Saturday.
For one thing, the pair played the vast majority of their rounds in warm sunshine, finishing before the leaders even started. For another, Park made eight birdies and no bogeys en route to equalling Michelle Wie’s course record of 64; Lewis’ nine birdies hampered only by the brace of dropped shots that saw her round in 65. And for one more, just about the time the current Olympic champion and former WBO champion were signing their cards, the temperature began to drop markedly and the rain started to fall.
Mixed well, all of the above saw Park rise from a lowly T-48 to second; Lewis to T-3. Only overnight lea..