Paula Creamer walked to the 18th tee knowing par would, at worst, get her into a playoff for the last spot in the ADT Championship's final round and made birdie.

Creamer's four-foot putt on Saturday's last hole ensured she'd be one of eight players competing for a record US$1 million first-prize cheque at the LPGA Tour's season-ending event.

But Creamer said she didn't spend her day fixating on the chance to play for the money.

``Today was more about getting yourself there,'' Creamer said. ``And once you get yourself there, then you can think about it.''

Il Mi Chung (65) was at 9-under, one shot better than Julieta Granada (69) and Mi Hyun Kim (65). Ai Miyazato was 7-under through three rounds, and Karrie Webb was alone in fifth at 6-under. Creamer, Natalie Gulbis and player of the year Lorena Ochoa were all 4-under, completing the eight-woman final-round field.

On Sunday, though, all those scores get wiped away, and the eight survivors tee off at Trump International all tied at even-par, playing an 18-hole shootout for the biggest winners' share in LPGA history.

It's a $1.55 million total purse, but second place is worth $100,000 and third $20,500.

``It's going to be an exciting Sunday,'' Creamer said.

Only 32 players qualified for the event, and of those, 16 reached the pressure-filled third round. Saturday, the field got cut in half once again.

Jeong Jang (70) fell short of the final round by one shot, finishing at 3-under. Diana D'Alessio, Juli Inkster and Cristie Kerr _ who took double-bogey on the par-3 17th to fall out of contention _ were at 1-under. Hee-Won Han and Se Ri Pak were 1-over after the third round, Morgan Pressel was 4-over and Wendy Ward shot 83 to miss the third-round cut by 12 shots.

Charlottetown's Lorie Kane was eliminated after the second round.

With Kerr not reaching the final round, that means only two players _ Ochoa and Webb _ remain in contention for the tour's money title.

Both would claim it with a win; if neither emerges victorious Sunday, Ochoa takes the crown.