Charley Hull put herself in title rivalry on the PIF Saudi Women Worldwide in Riyadh however there was disappointment for Mimi Rhodes who dropped from chief to thirteenth.
Hye-Jin Choi and Rio Takeda sit on the high of the leaderboard on 15-under-par with one spherical left.
Choi, who was a co-leader after the primary spherical, produced a flawless spherical three to take a share of the lead with 18 holes remaining.
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South Africa’s Casandra Alexander sits in third place on 14-under-par after a spherical of 68 (-4) with seven gamers in a share of fourth place with Alison Lee, Shannon Tan, Carlota Ciganda, Ina Yoon and Japanese trio Akie Iwai, Chizzy Iwai and Nasa Hataoka all on 13-under-par.
Hull, chasing her first Women European Tour (LET) win since 2024, charged up the leaderboard and sits simply behind on 12-under-par after a second successive spherical of 67.
Final yr’s LET Rookie of the 12 months, Mimi Rhodes, held a one-shot lead on the midway stage, however the 24-year-old dropped down the leaderboard after dropping photographs on the fifth, thirteenth and fifteenth for a spherical of 72.
Nevertheless, Rhodes will goal to rediscover her type with the Taunton star simply 4 photographs off the lead heading into the ultimate spherical.
With the highest 10 gamers all inside two photographs, it is all to play for within the last spherical – reside on Sky Sports activities Golf on Saturday from 9.30am.
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