Calgary, AB (My Sportsbook) - Chasing her first win in almost two years, Suzann Pettersen fired a five-under 66 and took a five-shot lead Saturday at the CN Canadian Women's Open.

Pettersen finished three rounds on the Priddis Greens course at 14-under 199, tying the 54-hole tournament scoring record set by Lorena Ochoa in 2007.

Angela Stanford, one of Pettersen's American opponents in the Solheim Cup last month, was a distant second place after posting a 69 to reach nine-under 204.

Hall of Famer Karrie Webb (68) was another stroke further back at eight-under 205, while Ochoa (72) and In-Kyung Kim (69) stood seven shots off the lead at seven-under 206.

Pettersen, who shared the second-round lead with Song-Hee Kim, took control of the tournament on a windy Saturday that saw her make six birdies.

Things didn't look good early as she stared bogey in the face on No. 2, only to escape with a par when she holed a 16-foot putt. Pettersen followed that with a bogey at No. 3, her only dropped shot of the round, and felt like she was fighting herself to make shots.

"Then I kind of just decided to make good decisions and stick with them," said Pettersen.

She rebounded with five birdies in a six-hole stretch that began at No. 5, moving well out in front of the field. Pettersen added birdies at the 14th and 18th holes to cement her second 54-hole lead of the season.

Now, it's a wait-and-see game for the long-hitting Norwegian.

That's what happens when you go 23 months between victories.

Since Pettersen won the Honda LPGA Thailand in Oct. 2007 -- the final victory of a five-win season that cemented her position as a rising star in women's golf -- she has finished as a runner-up six times on the LPGA Tour.

Enduring that winless drought has been easier than it seems for Pettersen, who posted two victories in Europe during that span.

"I don't care where you win as long as you win," she said. "I've been very close a lot of times. I've had a lot of great top-10 finishes. Hopefully I'll have another great top-10 finish tomorrow."

Trying not to think too much about her LPGA drought, Pettersen has spent her nights watching U.S. Open tennis, which is where she planned on being Saturday evening, as well.

"If I sleep well, I sleep well. If I don't sleep well, I'll be a grump in the early morning tomorrow, but I'll be fine," said Pettersen.

Later she added: "Hopefully I won't have nightmares."