Big-hitting Ariya clickety-clicks to lead Ricoh 

Women's British Open by two

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Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand took full advantage of the favourable scoring conditions as she shot a third round of six-under-par 66 on the Marquess’ Course at Woburn Golf Club to establish a two-stroke lead over South Korean Mirim Lee heading into the final round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
At 16-under-par, the 20-year-old from Bangkok lowered by a stroke the championship record of 15-under-par set by Caroline Masson at Carnoustie in 2011.
“I think there’s no pressure for me, because the only thing I want to do is have fun,” said Jutanugarn, who has used her prodigious length off the tee to full effect so far this week.
One of the strongest players on tour, Jutanugarn chose to keep her driver out of the bag for a third successive day and instead used her 2-iron, which she hits around 240 yards. “When I don’t have a driver in my bag, I feel more comfortable; I can hit 2-iron and be well placed off the tee,” she said.
The world number seven found the 6,448-yard, par 72 course relatively straightforward, picking up birdies on the second, third, fifth and eighth, where she chipped in for birdie, to move two ahead of the field and stayed in control with further birdies on the 10th and 14th.
A four-time winner who earned her maiden professional title at the LET’s Lalla Meryem Cup aged 17, Jutanugarn took an extended break from competition for almost two years due to a shoulder injury, but soared into the world’s top ten after capturing three straight victories on the LPGA in May, which coincidentally is her nickname.
With more sunshine and light winds expected for Sunday, a Major championship – and the record winning total of 19-under-par set by Karen Stupples at Sunningdale in 2004 – is looking reachable for many of the players, including Lee, who equalled the lowest round in the championship with a first round of 62.
Lee bogeyed the third but hit back with birdies on the fifth, seventh, 10th and 12th to end the day three strokes clear of third placed Mo Martin (69), the 2014 champion at Royal Birkdale.

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew, the 2009 champion at Royal Lytham, tied for the lead after three birdies in her first four holes, but her challenge faltered when she bogeyed the 14th and 15th for a 71 that left her six strokes off the pace in outright fourth.
Huge crowds turned out to support Matthew’s fellow Team GB member Charley Hull, who had a horror start with a triple-bogey seven on the first hole. After her second shot came to rest on the second tee, her third rebounded off a tree trunk and her fourth to the green was followed by three putts. A round of 75 saw her slip back into a tie for 40th position.
However, rising star Leona Maguire from Ireland had a 68 that lifted her into 10th on seven-under-par and she is a full seven strokes clear of the next best placed amateur, England’s Bronte Law.
The fourth and final round of the 40th Ricoh Women’s British Open begins at 7.40am on Sunday and the leading pair of Jutanugarn and Lee will tee off at 2.10pm.

SCOREBOARD 
Par 216 (3x72)
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	To	Start	Nat	Player	Score	Hole	Today	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
[+]	1		2		Ariya JUTANUGARN	-16	F	-6	65	69	66	-	200
[+]	2		1		Mirim LEE	-14	F	-3	62	71	69	-	202
[+]	3		6		Mo MARTIN	-11	F	-3	68	68	69	-	205
[+]	4		4		Catriona MATTHEW	-10	F	-1	70	65	71	-	206
[+]	5		7		Stacy LEWIS	-9	F	-2	67	70	70	-	207
[+]	T6		10		Lexi THOMPSON	-8	F	-3	72	67	69	-	208
[+]	T6		8		Karrie WEBB	-8	F	-2	69	69	70	-	208
[+]	T6		4		Ha-Na JANG	-8	F	+1	68	67	73	-	208
[+]	T6		2		Shanshan FENG	-8	F	+2	66	68	74	-	208
[+]	10		25		Leona MAGUIRE (AM)	-7	F	-4	71	70	68	-	209
[+]	T11		47		In Gee CHUN	-6	F	-5	72	71	67	-	210
[+]	T11		25		Beatriz RECARI	-6	F	-3	69	72	69	-	210
[+]	T11		15		Camilla LENNARTH	-6	F	-2	70	70	70	-	210
[+]	T11		15		Nicole BROCH LARSEN	-6	F	-2	72	68	70	-	210
[+]	T11		15		Sarah-Jane SMITH	-6	F	-2	68	72	70	-	210
[+]	T11		10		So Yeon RYU	-6	F	-1	69	70	71	-	210
[+]	T17		25		Candie KUNG	-5	F	-2	72	69	70	-	211
[+]	T17		15		Teresa LU	-5	F	-1	69	71	71	-	211
[+]	T19		56		Mi Jung HUR	-4	F	-4	74	70	68	-	212
[+]	T19		47		Hee Kyung BAE	-4	F	-3	72	71	69	-	212
[+]	T19		33		Lee-Anne PACE	-4	F	-2	73	69	70	-	212
[+]	T19		33		Jodi EWART SHADOFF	-4	F	-2	71	71	70	-	212
[+]	T19		33		Nanna Koerstz MADSEN	-4	F	-2	73	69	70	-	212
[+]	T19		25		Angela STANFORD	-4	F	-1	71	70	71	-	212
[+]	T19		15		Haru NOMURA	-4	F	E	72	68	72	-	212
[+]	T19		10		Azahara MUNOZ	-4	F	+1	68	71	73	-	212
[+]	T27		63		Moriya JUTANUGARN	-3	F	-4	69	76	68	-	213
[+]	T27		56		Minjee LEE	-3	F	-3	71	73	69	-	213
[+]	T27		56		Lydia KO	-3	F	-3	74	70	69	-	213
[+]	T27		47		Megan KHANG	-3	F	-2	71	72	70	-	213
[+]	T27		33		I.K. KIM	-3	F	-1	69	73	71	-	213
[+]	T27		33		Karine ICHER	-3	F	-1	73	69	71	-	213
[+]	T27		33		Beth ALLEN	-3	F	-1	70	72	71	-	213
[+]	T27		33		Emily Kristine PEDERSEN	-3	F	-1	73	69	71	-	213
[+]	T27		33		Jennifer SONG	-3	F	-1	70	72	71	-	213
[+]	T27		25		Yani TSENG	-3	F	E	69	72	72	-	213
[+]	T27		25		Alison LEE	-3	F	E	71	70	72	-	213
[+]	T27		25		Chella CHOI	-3	F	E	75	66	72	-	213
[+]	T27		15		Mi Hyang LEE	-3	F	+1	67	73	73	-	213
[+]	T40		47		Lizette SALAS	-2	F	-1	72	71	71	-	214
[+]	T40		47		Anna NORDQVIST	-2	F	-1	72	71	71	-	214
[+]	T40		25		Gaby LOPEZ	-2	F	+1	72	69	73	-	214
[+]	T40		15		Alena SHARP	-2	F	+2	68	72	74	-	214
[+]	T40		15		Mika MIYAZATO	-2	F	+2	69	71	74	-	214
[+]	T40		10		Charley HULL	-2	F	+3	69	70	75	-	214
[+]	T46		63		Sandra GAL	-1	F	-2	70	75	70	-	215
[+]	T46		56		Carlota CIGANDA	-1	F	-1	74	70	71	-	215
[+]	T46		47		Brooke M HENDERSON	-1	F	E	71	72	72	-	215
[+]	T46		33		Yukari NISHIYAMA	-1	F	+1	73	69	73	-	215
[+]	T46		33		Maude-Aimee LEBLANC	-1	F	+1	71	71	73	-	215
[+]	T46		8		Sei Young KIM	-1	F	+5	69	69	77	-	215
[+]	T52		63		Lina BOQVIST	E	F	-1	74	71	71	-	216
[+]	T52		63		Ai SUZUKI	E	F	-1	72	73	71	-	216
[+]	T52		56		Eun-Hee JI	E	F	E	74	70	72	-	216
[+]	T52		33		Tiffany JOH	E	F	+2	71	71	74	-	216
[+]	T52		15		Bronte LAW (AM)	E	F	+4	70	70	76	-	216
[+]	T52		15		Kelly SHON	E	F	+4	73	67	76	-	216
[+]	T52		10		Ashleigh SIMON	E	F	+5	71	68	77	-	216
[+]	T59		63		Maria MCBRIDE	+1	F	E	72	73	72	-	217
[+]	T59		63		Caroline MASSON	+1	F	E	76	69	72	-	217
[+]	T59		63		Gerina PILLER	+1	F	E	73	72	72	-	217
[+]	T59		63		Brittany LINCICOME	+1	F	E	69	76	72	-	217
[+]	T59		63		Cristie KERR	+1	F	E	72	73	72	-	217
[+]	T59		47		Jiyai SHIN	+1	F	+2	72	71	74	-	217
[+]	T59		47		Brittany LANG	+1	F	+2	72	71	74	-	217
[+]	T59		33		Marina ALEX	+1	F	+3	71	71	75	-	217
[+]	67		63		Christina Kim	+2	F	+1	74	71	73	-	218
[+]	T68		63		Marta SANZ BARRIO	+3	F	+2	72	73	74	-	219
[+]	T68		63		Chloe LEURQUIN	+3	F	+2	74	71	74	-	219
[+]	T68		56		Brittany ALTOMARE	+3	F	+3	71	73	75	-	219
[+]	T68		33		Sung Hyun PARK	+3	F	+5	72	70	77	-	219
[+]	T68		33		Melissa REID	+3	F	+5	72	70	77	-	219
[+]	T73		63		Su OH	+5	F	+4	73	72	76	-	221
[+]	T73		47		Maria PARRA (AM)	+5	F	+6	69	74	78	-	221
[+]	75		56		Vicky HURST	+6	F	+6	70	74	78	-	222