Hull three behind leader Yamashita at Women’s Open

Third-round leaderboard for the AIG Women’s Open 2025

-9 Yamashita (Jpn), -8 AL Kim (Kor), -7 A Lee (US)

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-6 Hull (Eng), Katsu (Jpn), Khang (US), Takeda (Jpn), -4 Hall (Eng), -3 Rhodes (Eng), Woad (Eng), -2 M Lee (Aus), E Harry (Wal), Ko (NZ), Korda (US)

Before Sunday’s Women’s Open finale at Royal Porthcawl, England’s Charley Hull shot a stunning six-under-par 66 to lie three shots clear of Miyu Yamashita.

By the third round’s halfway point, Yamashita’s three-shot lead had been squandered due to her two-over 74.

After both of their Saturday carded rounds of 67, South Korean A Lim Kim is second on eight under while American Andrea Lee is a shot further back in third.

After two rounds, Yamashita was three shots clear of a group in third place as she celebrated her 24th birthday on Saturday.

Although a large portion of the chasing pack attempted to put pressure on themselves before the Japanese duo teed off, the final group shot low themselves, which would have rendered the effort pointless.

However, they only managed one birdie in the first ten holes, and Yamashita’s lead was shortened by one stroke when she bogeyed the 10th.

The cushion was saved by subsequent birdies at the 11th and 12th, but Yamashita dropped two more shots heading home and it took a fantastic long-range putt to par on the 17th to ensure she would continue to lead the tournament as a solo player into the final round.

Hull hasn’t yet won one of her sport’s biggest prizes, despite having won several close calls at previous majors.

After a solitary bogey at the 14th hole, she made four pars to finish with a round of 66, which is Hull’s joint-lowest round at a Women’s Open.

The 2023 Women’s Open runner-up said, “I hit it in the bunker on the first and did a good up-and-down there.” Besides the final hole, I just made birdies when I had the chance to make one.

Three more English players are in the lead before the final round is even six shots away.

Georgia Hall, the 2018 Women’s Open champion, rose another player’s way up the leaderboard as a result of a quick start.

Hall also carded a four-under 68 at the 14th, and she followed that up with another bogey at the 15th.

She said, “Of course, I’m very happy with my round, but I think I let some things go at the end.”

It could use some improvement, I believe. We’ll see what happens and where I am if I can start tomorrow, as I did today.

Following rounds of 71 and 70, respectively, Lottie Woad and Mimi Rhodes are both three under for the championship and just outside the top 10.