Golf: Kim outduels Ko for three-shot Marathon lead

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(Reuters) - Kim Hyo-joo held off world number one Lydia Ko in a fun duel with a burst of birdies that carried her to a seven-under 64 for a three-shot lead after three rounds of the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio on Saturday. Kim, who began the round tied for the lead with 19-year-old Ko, edged in front with a birdie at the fifth before the pair matched three birdies in a row from the seventh at Highland Meadows. "I didn't feel much pressure, I just enjoyed it with Lydia Ko." Kim also seemed to get a kick out of their rousing finish to the front nine, but the fun ride ended there for Ko, as Kim birdied the 10th for her fourth in a row and made two more at 14 and 17 in a bogey-free round that took her to 15-under 198.

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