England’s Charley Hull will go into the ultimate spherical of the Ford Championship in Arizona in second place, two photographs behind American chief Lilia Vu.
Hull matched Vu’s four-under-par 68 in a 3rd spherical performed in troublesome, windy situations on the Whirlwind Golf Membership’s Cattail Course.
She steadied herself after bogeying the opening gap, solely dropping one additional shot following a three-putt on the 14th and choosing up six birdies, together with two within the closing three holes.
“It’s what it’s and it ain’t what it ain’t, however good to complete with a birdie,” stated Hull on making it to 16 beneath par.
Vu, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour, additionally struggled with the situations as she reached a event file 18 beneath for 54 holes.
Having accomplished the opening two rounds with out dropping a shot, she bogeyed the sixth and ninth holes and carded a double bogey on the troublesome 14th, however rallied to shut with three consecutive birdies.
Elsewhere, all three of the gamers who began the day alongside Hull on 12 beneath fell away, with Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen in a tie for third after making it to fifteen beneath following a spherical of 69.
She was joined by Japan’s Ayaka Furue, who shot a 67.
Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul fired a 70 to hitch a five-strong group on 14 beneath, whereas world primary Nelly Korda fell away dramatically with a one-over-par 73 to depart herself seven photographs off the lead.
