Irish trio Anna Foster, Aine Donegan and Olivia Mehaffey all endured difficult third rounds at the South African Women's Open.
Foster had been best placed of the Irish contingent heading into the weekend at the Royal Cape GC as she trailed leader Pia Babnik by nine shots.
Slovenian Babnik remains on top of the leaderboard on 13-under par, but has been joined by England's Esme Hamilton.
Foster is back on three-under par after shooting a 75 on Saturday.
The Dubliner birdied the first but her front nine contained a trio of bogeys. An eagle at the par-five 11th was a real highlight, but three more bogeys followed with a birdie at the 14th breaking up that run.
Donegan dropped outside the top 40 with a 76.
Like Foster she made a bright start with birdies at the second and fifth holes, but her round from became scrappy from there with her card including a double bogey and four bogeys as she fell to one-under par.
Likewise for Mehaffey who also signed for a round of 76 to sit alongside Donegan on one-under par. Her round contained three birdies and five bogeys.
