LONE SCOT CLARE HAS ROUND-3 76 IN WEATHER-HIT AUSSIE OPEN

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Defending champion Yani Tseng increased her lead to three strokes at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open after a third round of five-under par 68 put her at 14-under par 205 (par-73 course) for the championship.
Tseng, who did not tee off until 3.20pm following the morning weather delay, is three shots ahead of Rolex World No.1 Jiyai Shin who fired a third round 4-under par 69.
"It was a very tough day. I feel I can play much better than this. I needed more putts to drop in the hole," Tseng said. "Hopefully tomorrow my putting will be better."
2009 US Open champion Eun Hee Ji is in third place at 10-under par following her third round 3-under par 73.
Australia's Katherine Hull finished with the round of the day - a 6-under par 67 to move into outright fourth and said nothing was impossible on Sunday. "I know it is possible because I reeled in Yani a couple of years ago from six back in the Canadian Open. It is possible but it is going to be hard. She is playing well right now. I'll do my best and see what happens," Hull said.
Hull's work on the greens was a key factor in her climb up the leaderboard and said she would need more of the same on Sunday. She said, "I'll have to get off to a good start in order to have a real chance. It is possible but it will take a really hot putter to do it."
Colombia's Mariajo Uribe is in fifth place at 7-under par while four players are tied at 6-under, led by Canberra's Nikki Campbell who finished with a 1-under on day 3. 13 year-old New Zealander Lydia Ko, Australia's Nikki Garrett and European No.1 Lee-Anne Pace are among a group of players at 5-under.
The final round will begin at 8.50am from the first tee with the leaders to tee off at 1pm.
SCOTSWATCH
Clare Queen, the only Scot to survive the 36-hole cut, had a third-round 76. She bogeyed the first, sixth and seventh and birdied the short ninth. The Carrick on Loch Lomond player bogeyed the 14th and 16th before birdieing the 17th.
Her earlier rounds were 71 and 77 and her 54-hole total is 224 which puts her in joint 61st place with a round to go.
England's Melissa Reid is the leading British/Irish player in joint 14th postion after a 72 for one-under 215.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 219 (3x73)
205 Yani Tseng (Taiwan) 70 67 68.
208 Jiyai Shin (S Korea) 67 72 69.
209 Euan Hee Ji (S Korea) 69 70 70.
211 Katherine Hull (Australia) 73 71 67.
Selected scores:
215 Melissa Reid (England) 70 73 72 (T14).
216 Laura Davies (England) 71 76 69, Becky Morgan (Wales) 69 72 75 (T19).
217 Becky Brewerton (Wales) 71` 74 72, Rebecca Coakley (Ireland) 68 76 73 (T26).
220 Karen Stupples (England) 70 76 74 (T46).
222 Trish Johnson (England) 76 72 74, Rebecca Hudson (England) 74 75 73 (T54).
223 Sophie Walker (England) 73 78 745 (T58).
224 Danielle Bowers (England) 70 75 79, Florentyna Parker (England) 75 73 76, Clare Queen (Scotland) 71 77 76, Felicity Johnson (England) 72 77 75, Elizabeth Bennett (England) 72 77 75 (T61).

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