Lydia Ko improves in third round, still well off leader's pace at British Open

  • 31/07/2016
Lydia Ko (Photosport)
Lydia Ko (Photosport)

World number one Lydia Ko's climbed up 29 places at the women's British Open but is still well off the pace at the major tournament after three rounds.

Ko looked as if she might launch a charge when she posted six birdies in nine holes from the eighth but a double-bogey at the last stopped her in her tracks.

Finishing with a three-under 69, Ko is tied for 27th at three-under for the tournament and thirteen shots behind the leader, Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn.

Jutanugarn, who reeled off three LPGA Tour wins in a row earlier in the year, fired six birdies in a faultless 66 to finish on 16-under-par 200 in the fourth and penultimate major of the season at Woburn.

South Korean Lee Mi-rim (69), who led after the opening two days, was in second place on 202, three ahead of American Mo Martin (69).

Britain's 's Charley Hull, a member at Woburn, watched her title hopes go up in smoke after ballooning to a triple-bogey seven on the first hole. The 20-year-old ended up returning a 75 for 214.

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