Strong finish keeps Green in title contention at the LPGA’s LA Championship

Golf Channel Photo – Melanie Green celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 9th hole today at the LA Championship.

A strong finish at today’s third round has kept Medina’s Melanie Green in title contention at the LPGA Tour’s LA Championship Tournament at Los Angeles.

Registering birdies on two of the final three holes earned Green a 3 under par round of 69 on the day good for tourney total of 12 under and a tie for sixth place only three shots back of the leader.

Green, who was 9 under going into today’s round improved to 11 under on the front nine with birdies on 2 and 9.

She then rebounded strongly from a bogey on 14 to register clutch birdies on 16 and 18 to take a 12 under score into Sunday’s title deciding final round.

Green opened the tourney with a sizzling 5 under par round of 67 on Thursday and followed that up with a strong 4 under par round of 68 on Friday to vault her to 9 under and a spot in the top five.

Being among the leaders Green was shown on several holes during the Golf Channel’s three hour telecast this evening including a shot of her making a huge birdie putt on 18 to keep a hold of a share of sixth place.