Alexis Thompson, teen phenom, is in lead alone at Avnet LPGA Classic

Alexis Thompson of the United States lines up a putt on the ninth green during the first round of the Avnet LPGA Classic Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Alabama. Thompson was playing well on Saturday, April 30, 2011, and was leading the third round with 2 holes to play. (Press-Register/Mike Kittrell)

MOBILE, Alabama -- Alexis Thompson made a 12-foot birdie putt at the par-5 16th hole and moments later Sandra Gal missed a par putt at No. 10, taking a bogey.
Those 2 happenings put Thompson in sole possession of first place in the Avnet LPGA Classic at Magnolia Grove's Crossings Course and Gal, the second-round leader, in a tie for second with Karen Stupples and Amy Yang.
Thompson has just 2 holes to play and is 5 under for the day.