Lottie Woad will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links as she seeks to clinch her maiden professional win on debut.
The 21-year-old former world number one amateur from Surrey maintained her cushion at the top of the leaderboard after a third-round five-under 67.
A fourth birdie in her first 10 holes briefly extended the advantage to three, and despite picking up further shots at the 14th and 17th, a bogey at the short 15th – only her second in 54 holes – left her 17 under.
That was two better than Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen and South Korean Sei Young Kim.
Ireland's Leona Maguire is 12 strokes adrift after slumping to a one-over par round of 73. Maguire got off to a poor start on Saturday, with bogeys on the front nine as she reached the turn in 39.
The Cavan woman finished strongly with two birdies to climb back inside the top-20, though her prospects of a third LPGA Tour win are essentially gone heading into tomorrow.
World number one Nelly Korda is five shots adrift on 12-under par after a bogey-free 70, her highest round of the week.
