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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Inbee Park was in the 16th fairway, only 50 yards from the hole, and couldnt imagine a worse spot to be.She already had lost a three-shot lead in gusts up to 30 mph Friday at Olympic Golf Course. And now she faced a shot that would punish anything just a little long or a little left. The safe play was the middle of the green and get out of there with a par.Park had other ideas.She took two months off from golf to get ready for the Olympics, and it was time to trust her instincts.Luckily, I had an uphill lie, she said. I said, `Im just going to go for this pin. I have confidence that I can stop it if I hit the distance. I played aggressive golf there, and it really worked good.Starting with that pitch to tap-in range, she birdied two straight holes and shot a 1-under 70 to take a two-shot lead into the final round.Now comes the real test.Just as difficult as the wind was seeing the name of Lydia Ko -- the No. 1 player in womens golf -- right behind her.Ko made the first hole-in-one of her career as she raced into contention with a 65, closing the gap to two shots. The 19-year-old Kiwi started the day seven shots behind and now has a solid chance at gold.We all know theres a lot on the line at the end of tomorrow, Ko said. I think Ive done a good job of putting myself in there and still having the chance to be standing on that podium.Gerina Piller, the American who narrowly qualified for the Olympics in her final event, shot a 68 and joined them in the final group, two shots behind. Piller has never won on the LPGA Tour, though there is something about playing for her country that brings out her best golf. Pillers signature moment was making the winning putt for the United States in the Solheim Cup last year in Germany.I feel like I have a chance at this, she said. Im going to try to do the best I can and represent my country with class.Shanshan Feng of China shot 68 and was three shots back.Starting times have been moved up with play starting on the first and 10th tees because of more rugged conditions in the forecast.Park was still the player to beat.The 28-year-old South Korean finally got her putter going, and shes among the best in womens golf on the greens. Her struggles were with the longer clubs, especially as the wind became fierce. Park tried to play short on the par-4 12th into the wind and hit into the sandy native area. On the par-3 14th, her hybrid went well over the green into more trouble, and she lost her lead.Those two late birdies helped alleviate one final mistake. On the par-5 closing hole, Parks tee shot found a bunker and it took three more shots to reach the green. She made one last bogey and was at 11-under 202.I feel I hung in there, and Im very happy I have a chance tomorrow, Park said. It was hard to judge the distance, and on the green it was hard to concentrate because the ball was oscillating. Im pretty exhausted.Charley Hull of Britain fell out of the chasing pack by missing three par putts inside 5 feet on the back nine. She shot 74 and was six shots behind. Brooke Henderson of Canada, the No. 2 player in womens golf, struggled even more. Henderson was still in the mix when she four-putted for double bogey on the 16th hole, taking three of those putts from 3 feet. She wound up with a 75 and was seven back.Ko is right where she wants to be and is the most seasoned of those going after the gold medal, the first for womens golf since 1900. She is a four-time winner on the LPGA Tour this year, the best player in womens golf and finally got some confidence in her putter.She used a 7-iron for her hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth hole -- the second of the day after Lin Xiyu of China made an ace on that hole -- as the highlight of a front nine in which she shot 29. Ko was stunned to hear the cheering when it dropped in.I made my first ever hole-in-one, so to do that at the Olympics, it doesnt get any better than that, Ko said. But to put myself back into good position going into tomorrow I think was a job well done going forward.Stacy Lewis went backward. 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.The Arizona Diamondbacks tapped into the Boston Red Sox organization for their new executive vice president and general manager, naming Mike Hazen to replace Dave Stewart.We feel very strongly that we have found the ideal candidate to lead our baseball operations, Arizona managing general partner Ken Kendrick said in a statement. Mikes reputation throughout the game is impeccable, and his championship experience gives us great confidence in naming him to this position.Hazen, 40, had been serving as general manager of the Red Sox, but president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has the final say on baseball decisions. As executive vice president and general manager of the Diamondbacks, Hazen will have the authority.Dombrowski released a statement Sunday about the hire:While this is certainly a significant loss for the Red Sox organization, we are extremely happy for Mike and his family as they begin this new opportunity in Arizona. As one of the most respected young baseball executives in the game, Mike is more than deserving of this position. On behalf of the club, we would like to thank Mike for his 11 years of service to the Red Sox and wish him well in his new role. He will be missed by all of his colleagues here at the Boston Red Sox. In the meantime, a search for a new general manager for the Boston Red Sox is underway.Hazen is a Massachusetts native who has worked for the Red Sox since 2006, also holding the titles of director of player development and then vice president of player development and amateur scouting.?The Diamondbacks fired Stewart after a two-year run. Hazen will be charged with finding a new manager because Chip Hale was also let go by Arizona this offseason.ddddddddddddHazen previously spent five seasons with the Cleveland Indians, working in scouting and player development. He graduated from Princeton and played two seasons in the minor leagues.Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo, with whom Hazen has worked closely in Cleveland and Boston, likely will be a leading candidate, perhaps even the front-runner.Lovullo has long been considered a top managerial prospect and might even have landed a job last winter after leading the Red Sox to a 28-20 record over the final two months of the 2015 season. But the Sox asked Lovullo to commit to returning as bench coach while manager John Farrell continued his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Dombrowski said this week that Lovullo is now free to pursue managerial openings.The Diamondbacks made a leadership change after failing to reach the playoffs five straight seasons. Arizona has not had a winning season since taking the NL West title in 2011 and went 69-93 in 2016.Im extremely grateful for this incredible opportunity to help the D-backs reach the next level, Hazen said. This is a franchise that has experienced a lot of success both on and off the field in less than two decades of existence, and Im looking forward to working with Ken and Derrick to help bring back a tradition of winning to Arizona.Information from EPSNs Scott Lauber and The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '