Jiyai Shin leads Lilia Vu heading into the final day at St Andrews, with world No 1 Nelly Korda in third as she chases a second major of the year; England’s Charley Hull and Lottie Woad five behind; Watch the final round live on Sunday from midday on Sky Sports Golf
By Ali Stafford at St Andrews
Saturday 24 August 2024 20:08, UK
Nelly Korda shot a three-over 75 at St Andrews in the third round of the AIG Women’s Open.
Jiyai Shin capitalised on a back-nine slump from world No 1 Nelly Korda to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.
Shin – a former champion in 2008 and 2012 – came into the weekend six strokes back but charged up the leaderboard with a brilliant third-round 67 around the Old Course, mixing seven birdies with two bogeys to move to seven under.
The Korean’s closest challenge comes from defending champion Lilia Vu, who birdied three of her last five holes to post a one-under 71, while halfway leader Korda fell two behind after dropping five shots in a six-hole stretch in the back-nine of a three-over 75.
Leaderboard after third round
-7 Jiyai Shin (Kor); -6 Lilia Vu (USA); -5 Nelly Korda (USA); -4 Jenny Shin (Jor), Lydia Ko (Nzl)
Selected others: -3 Ruoning Yin (Chn); -2 Charley Hull (Eng), Lottie Woad (Eng); E Leona Maguire (Irl); +6 Ayaka Furue (Jpn)
Highlights of the third round at St Andrews for the AIG Women’s Open.
Charley Hull briefly held a share of the lead but is now five back after matching Korda’s 75, with compatriot Lottie Woad also in a share of tenth after a final-hole eagle saw the amateur move back to two under.
Shin stuns Korda to grab St Andrews lead
Korda three-putted from long range at the first and failed to get up and down from off the second green, resulting in successive bogeys, with her overnight lead disappearing when Hull rolled in a birdie at the par-four third.
The American responded by also birdieing the third to edge ahead, which became three strokes when Hull found two bunkers at the par-five seventh on her way to a double-bogey fifth.
Shin – playing six groups in front of Korda – made a birdie-birdie start and cancelled out a bogey at the third by make three consecutive birdies from the seventh, seeing her reach the turn in 32 and within one of Korda.
