I talked up Jeeno Thitikul a moment ago but finding the bunker off the tee at the par-three first was far from ideal.

She gets out easily enough but misses from six feet for par and starts with a bogey.

Better news from Lucy Li though as she strokes in a fine birdie putt and moves within two.

Haeran Ryu opens with a birdie. Could she make it three majors in a row?

Some of the statistics which back up Yealimi Noh's impressive round from Lytham yesterday.

She averaged 255.5 yards off the tee, made out of eight of 14 fairways and hit 10 out of 18 greens.

It was with the putter that the American excelled, though, averaging 1.44 per green - the joint fewest along with Germany's Esther Henseleit who she partners today.

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World number two Jeeno Thitikul was on fire in the first round, racing to -7 and a two-shot lead over the field after day one.

Since then, the leading score has remained the same, but the talented Thai has gone backwards. Two over on Friday and one over on Saturday, she starts the final round three back of Yealimi Noh.

While Thitikul has never won a major, she does have 11 top-10 finishes in her career and will be a threat today.

Yealimi Noh played golf from the gods at times on Saturday.

If you think I'm exaggerating just have a look at the bunker shot she played on the 17th on her way to securing a three-shot lead over the field.

Charley Hull has to take a drop on the third hole and can only chop her third shot out from the rough back towards the fairway.

From there she finds the dance floor but can't sink a long putt to limit the damage to just a bogey.

Haeran Ryu led by four strokes at one stage on Saturday before things started to go pear shaped.

But she has won the previous two majors and would become the first player since her fellow countrywoman Park In-bee in 2013 to win three major titles in a single season if she were to triumph here.

She would also become only the fifth player ever to achieve that feat alongside Park, Pat Bradley (1986), Mickey Wright (1961) and Babe Zaharias (1950).

Lottie Woad was a little wayward with her tee shot at the par-three first and it ends up costing her a shot.

She chips to within 10 feet, but slide a testing little putt wide of the hole.

A bogey to start with the Englishwoman who curses to herself.

Trouble for Nelly Korda down the par-five sixth. It's played as the easiest hole on the course this week - she's birdied it every round so far - but after dumping her third shot in the greenside bunker, she's flown the putting surface with her fourth.

A bogey on the fifth stalled her good start and now she is facing probably at least another dropped shot.

The world number one stalks after her ball. Not what she had in mind.

Charley Hull is on her hands and knees looking under a small tree and some bushes over on the third accompanied by a rules official. This does not look good.

There is no birdie for Charley Hull on the second but she comes mightily close, running a putt up to the hole from 20 feet to gimme range.

Lydia Ko does make her three though, knocking in a putt from pin high from around 10 feet.

Lottie Woad is about to tee off in the final round with the chance to cap a fine summer with a first major.

The 22-year-old has looked measured on the greens, and saved pars well, to keep herself firmly in contention.

There will be plenty of support for one of the home favourites at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport golf reporter

The one thing that always strikes me about Charley Hull is that she never looks fazed by anything.

She's already made one biride and if she can make a couple more on the front nine she is more than capable of going low and giving herself a chance of becoming the first English major winner since Georgia Hall won on this course in 2018.

If Hull were to triumph she would also become only the fourth British major winner since the turn of the century joining Hall, Catriona Matthew (2009) and Karen Stupples (2004) as having claimed one of the game's biggest prizes in that time.

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Nelly Korda will have to go some if she intends to make history and complete the career Grand Slam today.

The world number one has won three majors, including two this year. The women's game is different to the men's as they play in five majors - the Evian Championship was added to the group in 2013.

If Korda wins the Women's Open, she would hold four out of five, but started today eight shots back.

Opening with two birdies was an excellent start, so now she has to keep it going.

Three-time major winner Lydia Ko is out with Charley Hull today but she can't match the Englishwoman off the tee.

Hull plays a glorious seven iron on the par-three first into around three feet for birdie and then rolls it in.

New Zealand's Ko watches her ball run just off the back edge but no drama, she just chips to a foot and tidies up for par.

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It all comes down to this.

One round, 18 holes and the iconic trophy for winner of the Open.

Dreams will be realised, hearts will be broken, and a champion will be crowned at Royal Lytham & St Annes later on today.

We will, of course, have every key putt, wedge and drive.

Welcome to our live text commentary of the final day of the AIG Women's Open.