Ochoa in command in Phoenix

Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa, the number one player on the LPGA Tour last year, took a firm grip on the Safeway International with a third-round 69 in Phoenix.

On 14 under par the 25-year-old led by four shots from South Korean Jeong Jang (68) and Norway’s Suzann Pettersen (69), who won the 2001 French Open as a rookie on the Ladies’ European Tour but is still seeking a first LPGA title.