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Three LPGA players on top in Florida

AVENTURA, Fla., April 24 (UPI) -- Young Kim, Paula Creamer and Momoko Udea all shot 3-under-par 67 to share the lead after 18 holes at the LPGA's Stanford Pro-Am Invitational in Aventura, Fla.

Kim moved into red figures with a birdie on the seventh and was near the top the rest of the round.

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She closed with birdies at 17 and 18.

After seven straight pars, Udea went to 3-under with a birdie at No. 14 and Creamer's 25-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole gave her some closing momentum.

Creamer's amateur playing partner was men's tennis star James Blake.

"I'm playing the game that I love with somebody that is phenomenal at what he does and he's kind of come into my office (and) I think it's neat," she said.

Annika Sorenstam, Meena Lee, Yani Tseng, Cristie Kerr, Candie Kung, Carolina Llano, Kyeong Bae all came in with scores of 2-under 68.

The tournament is being played on two courses -- one a par 70, the other par 71.

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