Summary

  • 50th AIG Women's Open set for close finish

  • Japan's Shiho Kuwaki leads at five under through 13 holes

  • Yealimi Noh and Esther Henseleit at -4 (12)

  • Selected others: Lottie Woad -2 (14) and Charley Hull -1 (16)

  • Korda sets clubhouse lead at -2 (68)

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Tim Abraham, Steve Sutcliffe and Joe Bradshaw

  1. Bogey for Noh

    Noh -4, Henseleit -4 (12)

    Yealimi Noh surrenders the lead after missing a par putt at the 12th.

    The pressure is getting to a few of these players now.

    Who will hold their nerve?

  2. Birdie for Henseleit

    Noh -5, Henseleit -4 (11)

    Yealimi Noh has a monster putt for a birdie on the 12th but it breaks to the left as it nears the hole and leaves the American with a knee knocker for par.

    Esther Henseleit's approach shot is much closer to the pin and she knocks in a birdie.

  3. Hull's hopes fading

    Hull -1, Ko +2 (15)

    Charley Hull keeps plugging away but is not quite getting the breaks at the moment as she goes close again with a birdie putt at the 15th.

    Three holes left for Hull. It's now or never.

  4. Hsu -2 (17)

    Serious trouble for Hsu Wei-ling at the 18th as she doesn't get out of the fairway bunker at the first attempt.

    Staring at minimum bogey in the face now and after such a good round, probably the best she can hope for is tying Nelly Korda's clubhouse lead at -2.

  5. Noh misses birdie

    Noh -5, Henseleit -3 (11)

    Yealimi Noh is putting up the hill from about 12 feet for a birdie at the 11th but it's a fraction wide of the hole.

    Noh thuds her broomhandle putter into the turf in frustration. She'll have to settle for par.

    Esther Henseleit slides in her birdie chance from closer in, to go within a couple of shots of her playing partner.

    Things starting to hot up as we reach the business end.

  6. Kuwaki joins Noh at five under

    Ryu -X, Kuwaki -5 (13)

    Shiho KuwakiGetty Images

    Both Shiho Kuwaki and Haeran Ryu find the greenside bunkers off the tee on the driveable par-four 13th.

    Out they splash to set up birdie putts. Shiho Kuwaki first from 15 feet and in! We have a tie for the lead.

    Ryu drains hers too - and she's only two off.

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  8. Korda -2 (68)

    Felicity Johnson
    Two-time winner on the Ladies' European Tour on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I don’t see it being good enough, but Nelly Korda will wait.

    She won’t be going anywhere.

  9. Korda posts clubhouse target

    Korda -2 (68)

    Stylish finish for world number one Nelly Korda as she calmly rolls in a birdie from 25 feet.

    She embraces her caddie as that seals an impressive three-under 68 for the round to post the clubhouse lead at -2.

    Not quite enough? We'll see.

  10. Long and winding Woad

    Woad -2 (13)

    It's been an up-and-down round for Lottie Woad who chips out of the sand at the 13th and has a birdie chance from about 18 feet.

    Woad is unable to sink it and taps in for par.

  11. Hsu -3 (17)

    Hsu Wei-ling addresses an important par putt from seven feet at the 17th.

    In it drops and she can stroll to the 18th tee at three under.

  12. Li -3 (12)

    Lucy Li eyes a birdie from 18 feet to close within one.

    No, pulled right. She'll stay at -3.

  13. What's the play-off format?

    I'll quote the rules for you...

    In the event of a tie for first place, a hole-by-hole play-off will be played over the 18th hole and repeated until a winner emerges.

  14. Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Lytham

    The play-offometer is oscillating right now.

    I'd put it as a 68% chance .

  15. Hull -1, Ko E (14)

    Close but no cigar for Charley Hull at the 14th

    The Englishwoman who sees a birdie putt from 15 feet lip-out of the hole.

    Hull tuts to herself.

  16. Noh keeps cool head

    Noh -5 (10)

    Yealimi Noh has managed to regain some composure.

    She finds the middle of the fairway with her tee shot at the 10th then gets herself into birdie range on the green.

    The broomhandle putter is out, but she just misses the cup and has to settle for par.

    It's nip and tuck at the moment.

  17. 'Capacity for volatility'

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Lytham

    There is so much capacity for volatility here on the leaderboard in the closing stages.

    Remember Adam Scott in 2012? He bogeyed each of the final four holes to lose out to Ernie Els.

  18. Li leaping up leaderboard

    Li -3 (11)

    I wrote Lucy Li off quite a while ago now but she's quietly consolidated after the triple bogey at the fifth.

    Two birdies since then has got her back to -3 - and because of Yealimi Noh's struggles, she's now within two.

  19. Noh -5 (9)

    Yealimi NohGetty Images

    Yealimi Noh led by three going into this final round but is only one ahead as she makes the turn.

    So many of these leading players are struggling out there.

    Call it now - will she get over the line?

    Hit the thumbs.

  20. Hull -1, Ko E (13)

    There's not enough gas on that chip back from Charley Hull and when she pushes her birdie putt right it means she can only tap in for par. Her playing partner Lydia Ko collects her first birdie since the second hole.

    Holes are fast running out for Hull.