Golf: Lydia Ko climbs leaderboard at BMW Championship, but remains out of contention

Lydia Ko has moved up the leaderboard at the LPGA tour's BMW Championship in South Korea, but remains out of contention.

The Kiwi carded a third-round five-under-par 67 to go to nine-under for the tournament and climb to a tie for 12th, nine shots off the lead.

Local favourite Lim Hee-Jeong roared to a four-shot lead, after carding a flawless seven-under-par 65.

Lim, who shared top spot with fellow South Korean An Na-Rin after 36 holes, surged ahead with seven birdies on the par-72 LPGA International Busan course and the talented 21-year-old stayed bogey-free after three rounds.

Lim's compatriot Ko Jin-young climbed three places to tie for second on the back of a five-under 67 to take her tournament tally to 14-under, four shots behind Lim heading into Sunday's final round.

Ryu Rae-Han was tied for fourth place after a round of 67, alongside Major champion Danielle Kang of the United States, who shot a 69.

Chun In-Gee shared sixth place with Australia's Minjee Lee.

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