Spain’s Beatriz Recari and US veteran Paula Creamer each fired four-under par 67s on Saturday to share the lead after the third round of the LPGA Marathon Classic.

Both players enjoyed a bogey-free round to finish 54 holes on 12-under par 201, three strokes ahead of Japan’s Chi Arimura and Americans Lexi Thompson and Jacqui Concolino.

“I gave myself some opportunities I didn’t really capitalise on,” Creamer said. “I’ve always hit the ball well. It’s just making those putts.”

Creamer, who won the event in 2008, seeks her 10th LPGA title and her first since taking her only major crown at the 2010 US Women’s Open. Since then, she has had 21 top-10 finishes without a victory.

“I’m in a good spot going into tomorrow,” Creamer said. “If I get on a run with some putts going in, who knows what can happen.”

Recari, a winner both times she has led or shared the lead entering the final round of an LPGA event, seeks her third career crown after a win at this year’s Kia Classic and the 2010 LPGA Challenge.

Creamer has seven triumphs and four runner-up efforts from 15 events she has led or co-lead entering the last round.

World number one Park In-Bee of South Korea, who has won the season’s first three majors, stumbled to a 73 to stand eight strokes off the pace.