Chie Arimura holds on to lead in Singapore

Like most people, I had never heard of Chie Arimura from Japan. That is, until this week's tourney in Singapore. After a 3rd round 71, she had only 2 birdies and 1 bogey. It's hard to believe that 1 under par for the round, kept Chie leading the tourney. A member of the LPGA of Japan Tour, this is her first tourney of 2011. While she was dissapointed to have gotten the bogey in round 3, she plans to do better in the final round to hold onto the lead.

One stroke behind Chie, is Karrie Webb at -10. Webb had a 3rd round 70, with 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. Karrie has been playing some solid golf starting the 2011 season. She finished in a tie for 3rd place at last week's Honda LPGA Thailand.  Karrie has had 36 career victories on the LPGA and hopes to increase that number this season. Turning pro in 1994, she first began on the LET Tour, of which she has had numerous wins. Karrie has carded 48 international victories, and 7 Majors! Karrie is a  member of the LPGA and ALPG Tours. You can check out her website via KarrieWebb.com Could this be her week?

In 3rd place, 5 strokes behind Webb and 6 behind Arimura, is a 3-way tie with Yani Tseng, Na Yeon Choi and Sun Young Yoo. Yani had a 3rd round 69 consisting of 4 birdies and 1 bogey. Will she have enough to hang in there and get a 4 consecutive win? I'm not saying she won't however, she seems to be showing more frustration at her game this week than I've ever seen her show. Perhaps she's putting too much pressure on herself to keep her streak going?

Cristie Kerr had a 3rd round 73, to move her into a 3 way tie at 8th place alongside Ai Miyazato and Mika Miyazato at -2. Morgan Pressel has 7th place to herself after a 1 under Par 71 for her 3rd round. She is currently -3 for the tourney.Others making some climbs are Suzann Pettersen who is now +1 overall and in a tie for 17th place alongside Natalie Gulbis, Karen Stupples, Song-Hee Kim and Amy Yang. Karen had some steady rounds in day's one and two. And while her 3rd round of +5 may not be acceptable in her book, she is playing with a focus this season. While a member of both the LET Tour and the US LPGA Tours, I'm sure we'll be seeing her name atop the finishes more than once this season! #TEAM STUPPS

If Ai wants to defend her HSBC title, she will have some ground to make up in the final round. Catch the action and see who will be the 2011 HSBC Champion. And remember, the top 3 from each tourney will gain their spot into the season finale Titleholders!

The coverage for today's LPGA 3rd round action was moved back to the afternoon via the Golf Channel. Times are 2:00 - 4:00 PM ET for both today and Sunday's telecasts. You can catch the live leaderboard via HSBC Women's Championship page or LPGA .

Now, Go Hit Some Balls..................