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  1. Noh misses birdie

    Noh -5, Henseleit -3 (11)

    Yealimi Noh is putting up the hill from about 12 feet for a birdie at the 11th but it's a fraction wide of the hole.

    Noh thuds her broomhandle putter into the turf in frustration. She'll have to settle for par.

    Esther Henseleit slides in her birdie chance from closer in, to go within a couple of shots of her playing partner.

    Things starting to hot up as we reach the business end.

  2. Kuwaki joins Noh at five under

    Ryu -X, Kuwaki -5 (13)

    Shiho KuwakiGetty Images

    Both Shiho Kuwaki and Haeran Ryu find the greenside bunkers off the tee on the driveable par-four 13th.

    Out they splash to set up birdie putts. Shiho Kuwaki first from 15 feet and in! We have a tie for the lead.

    Ryu drains hers too - and she's only two off.

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    This is going to be some finish..

    Michael, West Sussex

  4. Korda -2 (68)

    Felicity Johnson
    Two-time winner on the Ladies' European Tour on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I don’t see it being good enough, but Nelly Korda will wait.

    She won’t be going anywhere.

  5. Korda posts clubhouse target

    Korda -2 (68)

    Stylish finish for world number one Nelly Korda as she calmly rolls in a birdie from 25 feet.

    She embraces her caddie as that seals an impressive three-under 68 for the round to post the clubhouse lead at -2.

    Not quite enough? We'll see.

  6. Long and winding Woad

    Woad -2 (13)

    It's been an up-and-down round for Lottie Woad who chips out of the sand at the 13th and has a birdie chance from about 18 feet.

    Woad is unable to sink it and taps in for par.

  7. Hsu -3 (17)

    Hsu Wei-ling addresses an important par putt from seven feet at the 17th.

    In it drops and she can stroll to the 18th tee at three under.

  8. Li -3 (12)

    Lucy Li eyes a birdie from 18 feet to close within one.

    No, pulled right. She'll stay at -3.

  9. What's the play-off format?

    I'll quote the rules for you...

    In the event of a tie for first place, a hole-by-hole play-off will be played over the 18th hole and repeated until a winner emerges.

  10. Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Lytham

    The play-offometer is oscillating right now.

    I'd put it as a 68% chance .

  11. Hull -1, Ko E (14)

    Close but no cigar for Charley Hull at the 14th

    The Englishwoman who sees a birdie putt from 15 feet lip-out of the hole.

    Hull tuts to herself.

  12. Noh keeps cool head

    Noh -5 (10)

    Yealimi Noh has managed to regain some composure.

    She finds the middle of the fairway with her tee shot at the 10th then gets herself into birdie range on the green.

    The broomhandle putter is out, but she just misses the cup and has to settle for par.

    It's nip and tuck at the moment.

  13. 'Capacity for volatility'

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Lytham

    There is so much capacity for volatility here on the leaderboard in the closing stages.

    Remember Adam Scott in 2012? He bogeyed each of the final four holes to lose out to Ernie Els.

  14. Li leaping up leaderboard

    Li -3 (11)

    I wrote Lucy Li off quite a while ago now but she's quietly consolidated after the triple bogey at the fifth.

    Two birdies since then has got her back to -3 - and because of Yealimi Noh's struggles, she's now within two.

  15. Noh -5 (9)

    Yealimi NohGetty Images

    Yealimi Noh led by three going into this final round but is only one ahead as she makes the turn.

    So many of these leading players are struggling out there.

    Call it now - will she get over the line?

    Hit the thumbs.

  16. Hull -1, Ko E (13)

    There's not enough gas on that chip back from Charley Hull and when she pushes her birdie putt right it means she can only tap in for par. Her playing partner Lydia Ko collects her first birdie since the second hole.

    Holes are fast running out for Hull.

  17. Noh stops the rot

    Noh -5, Henseleit -2 (9)

    After back-to-back bogeys Yealimi Noh manages to stop the rot at the end of the back nine with par hold.

    No such luck for Esther Henseleit who has slipped back to two under.

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    Replying to George at 16:15. Isn't that the point of an Open? To be difficult? Best players find a strategy and way to win in my opinion.

    Chris, Prenton

  19. Ryu drops back after more sand troubles

    Ryu -2, Kuwaki -4 (11)

    Shiho Kuwaki's approach into the 11th comes up short but she's well entitled to think a decent up and down could yield a birdie here.

    She's caught that way to thin mind and now has work to do with her flatstick. It'll be a par as her effort grazes the left edge and that may prove costly.

    Meanwhile, her playing partner Haeran Ryu, is playing out of a greenside bunker and looks to be struggling to save her par. She knocks a long putt down towards the cup but it's always staying right.

  20. Hsu -3 (15)

    One of those players could be Hsu Wei-ling who, after getting to -3 at the 13th has played through the next two holes in par.

    She has three holes to go but given the way the rest of the top 10 are all over par for their rounds, she currently holds solo third place.

    Posting -3 in the clubhouse would be a statement.