American Andrea Lee got herself in contention with a blistering run of birdies yesterday and she and Minami Katsu of Japan have both teed off at the first.

Miyu Yamashita ended up with four bogeys on Saturday but still held a one-shot advantage at the close of play.

The 24-year-old, who is not the longest player off the tee but is known for her precision, was all over the place on the back nine in the third round and her putter went ice cold.

She is also yet to win on the LPGA but she is a 13-time winner on the JLPGA, including three majors on that tour.

"Today I'll be just looking at what went wrong and what went right," said Yamashita, "and analysing the day and make the improvements that hopefully will lead to a better round tomorrow."

But could A Lim Kim take advtantage of a bogey-free 67 yesterday to claim a second title this year?

The South Korean, who is more of a power player, won the US Women's Open in 2020 and finished two strokes ahead of world number one Nelly Korda in Florida in February.

Although, of course, the weather in south Wales is very different from Florida.

Charley Hull's iron shot to the green at the first skids off the turf and plops into the bunker. She has a couple of shots to save par, though.

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Mimi Rhodes started with three straight pars but a bogey at the fourth has dropped the Englishwoman back to two under for the tournament, seven shots off the lead.

Georgia Hall's second shot gets away from her and she ends up in the heavy stuff down the left. Her third only finds the fringes of the green and she's already playing catch-up with a long par putt incoming.

The 2018 Women's Open champion rolls up close from over 40 feet but it'll be a bogey to start.

Rio Takeda takes three on the green as she drops a shot. It's the 23rd bogey of the day on the opening hole.

Sei Young Kim appears to be playing a different golf course to the rest at the moment.

The South Korean made three consecutive birdies at five, six and seven and almost made it four in a row, but her birdie putt on the eighth only just slides by.

Charley Hull, dressed all in black with a white cap, has her down-to-business face on at the first tee.

She's given a hearty welcome by supporters before belting a wood straight down the fairway. A confident start for the 29-year-old Englishwoman.

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Andrea Lee, speaking to the media after her round of 67 on Saturday: "I think there will be a little bit of extra pressure on whoever is the 54-hole leader.

"It is going to be pretty tough. Anything can happen out there.

"I think anyone within five shots has a chance at this championship honestly, so I'm just going to try to keep my head down and stick to my own game plan and try not to look at the leaderboard and just play golf."

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BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

The poorer weather today has not put off the crowds.

The first tee is busier than it has been all week and there are big cheers as Charley Hull emerges.

It has to be said, the weather conditions have improved dramatically in the past hour or two.

Not that long ago, you could barely see the length of the first hole because of the clouds.

Now you can see all the way to Swansea’s Meridian Tower, the tallest building in Wales.

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Charley Hull's 66 yesterday was her joint-lowest 18-hole score at the Women's Open, matching what she achieved in 2014 at Royal Birkdale.

She was the runner-up behind Lilia Vu in 2023, having been the co-leader after three rounds at Walton Heath.

Will today be the day that Hull wins a long-awaited first major title?

Georgia Hall booms her drive down the right of the first fairway. That could not have gone any better.

Some generous applause as Rio Takeda gets under way but she pulls her drive left into the rough near the fairway bunker. What sort of lie will she have there?

World number one Nelly Korda and defending champion Lydia Ko are in different groups but both playing the 13th hole in this final round.

Both started at level par - Korda is two over for the day, while Ko - who won at St Andrews last year - is four over.

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Georgia Hall recently announced her engagement to former DP World Tour winner, Paul Dunne, who has also been caddying for her.

But will she have more reason to celebrate later today?

The 29-year-old won the Women's Open in 2018 and looked on course for a six-under 66 on Saturday until a couple of late bogeys on the back nine. A repeat performance today, or in fact anything under par, could well see the Englishwoman right in the mix.

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A couple of fine escapes from off the green save pars for Lottie Woad and Women's PGA Championship winner Minjee Lee on the third hole.

That steadies things a little bit for Woad after two bogeys to start.

As if to demonstrate how tricky the conditions are, Steph Kyriacou and 2016 champion Ariya Jutanugarn have made triple-bogey sevens on the opening hole over the past 30 minutes or so.

Kyriacou's hole-in-one on Friday must feel like a long time ago.

Mimi Rhodes missed long birdie attempts on the first two holes but they were safe two-putt pars for the 23-year-old, who is a three-time winner on the Ladies European Tour this year.

Singapore's Shannon Tan was in the second group out this morning and shot a two-under-par round of 70 - one of only two completed under-par rounds today.

What does she think will be a good score for those in the leading groups?

"Honestly, probably level par," she said. "I think a lot of people out there would take level par. It's quite tough out there. Especially if it starts raining again, it's going to get tougher as well."

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Pre-tournament favourite Lottie Woad started six shots behind leader Miyu Yamashita but that deficit has grown to eight.

The 21-year-old was in the rough beside the first green in two and was unable to save par from there.

Then her birdie putt on the second is left about three feet short and her par attempt lips out.

Conditions are definitely not easy and certainly not on the opening stretch of holes, which have been a big test all week.

The turn in the weather is reflected in the early scoring - only five players are under par for their rounds today, with only 10 of the 71 who made the cut yet to tee off.

We saw a blizzard of low scores yesterday but I think if we see anyone near the top of the leaderboard shooting 67 today, they'll almost certainly be lifting the trophy later on.

It's a day for layers and waterproofs at Royal Porthcawl today. After the sunshine for much of the first three days, the weather has turned.

It's stopped raining for now, but the wind is up.

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