Yani Tseng retains third-round lead at Women's Open

Tseng's third beeline annular of four-under gave her a 12-under-par total, four bright of Katherine Hull, whose 66 was the second-best annular of the day.

Kim In-Hyung is third on six beneath with Wales's Becky Brewerton the best-placed Briton on one-over par.

That annular of 71 included a hole-in-one at the par three 12th.

The five-iron attempt was the aboriginal hole-in-one of Brewerton's career, and she said to accept done it at Birkdale fabricated it all the added special.

"To accept it here, at this clash as well, was brilliant," she said.

"The attempt was abundant all the way. It looked absolutely acceptable but I couldn't see it go in. There was absolutely a big army to the larboard of the blooming and they all went nuts. I didn't apperceive what to do with myself."
Hull additionally concluded the day with a smile on her face, affairs herself into altercation at the end of an contrarily accustomed annular by finishing off with bristles beeline birdies.

But alike those achievements were overshadowed by Morgan Pressel's seven-under new course-record annular of 65.

After bottomward shots at the aboriginal two holes, the American bagged eight birdies and an hawkeye and alone aloof one achievement in the blow of her round.

That aerial her from four over at the end of the additional annular to three beneath at the end of the third, angry in 10th place.

"I aloof fabricated a lot of putts. That's absolutely how you account out here. I hit 14 greens, I had 25 putts," she said.