Dallas--World number two Park In-Bee had four birdies in a two-under-par 69 on Saturday to grab a share of the LPGA North Texas Shootout lead alongside Lexi Thompson.
Thompson also had four birdies and just one bogey in a 68 as she joined the South Korean star on nine-under 204 after 54 holes.
Canadian 17-year-old Brooke Henderson, who held the first-round lead after qualifying for the field on Monday, had at least a share of the lead much of the day, but faded with two late bogeys in an even par 71.
That left her tied for third on eight-under 205, where she was joined by Australian Hall of Famer Karrie Webb (64) and American Angela Stanford (67).
Park shrugged off a bogey at the second with birdies at four and seven.
A birdie at 14 saw her tie Henderson for the lead. She was tied with Thompson atop the board when she arrived at 17, falling back with a bogey before a birdie at the par-five 18th at Las Colinas.
"Ball-striking was I think pretty solid," said the former world number one, whose 13 US LPGA titles include five major championships. "I mis-drove it a couple times and that brought me a little bit of trouble, so I made a couple bogeys," said Park. "There were birdie chances there that were just so close, but just didn't go in."
Thompson, whose four career victories include one major, opened with a birdie at the first. She picked up another shot at the par-five seventh, and gained her first share of the lead with a birdie at the 10th.
The 20-year-old tripped to her lone bogey at the 11th, and also birdied 18 for her share of the lead.
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