Muirfield, Scotland, Aug 7: South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai fired an exceptional course record of 64 (-7) in windy conditions to lead by five shots at the end of day three of the AIG Women’s Open.
India’s two players Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok had missed the halfway cut earlier on.
The three-time LET winner, who sat in second place overnight after carding a 65, picked up where she left off a day earlier with five birdies on her front nine including four in-a-row on holes four through seven.
Buhai continued her fantastic play rolling in birdies on 10 and 14 before chipping in on the 17th for her eighth birdie of the day.
Although the South African finished with a bogey on the last, she reached a total of 14-under-par and holds a five-shot lead heading into the final day.
Japan’s Hinako Shibuno and Korea’s In Gee Chun are sharing second place on nine-under-par having shot rounds of 66 and 70, respectively.
The 2019 AIG Women’s Open champion Shibuno made six birdies and one bogey on her way to second place and was pleased with her day’s work.
Three-time Major winner Chun, who led at the halfway stage at Muirfield, made three birdies and two bogeys for her round of 70 (-1).
Korea’s Inbee Park and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom sit in a tie for fourth place on seven-under-par having shot rounds of 70 and 71, respectively.
Two shots further back on five-under and sharing sixth place are Australian duo Steph Kyriacou and Minjee Lee alongside Japan’s Miyuu Yamashita.
