LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) 鈥� Esther Henseleit shot a 4-under 67 in the third round at the British Women鈥檚 Open on Saturday to elevate herself into title contention.
The 27-year-old German made four birdies on the front nine and added another on No. 11 before her only bogey of the day on the par-4 15th at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
鈥淚 would say the first nine holes are probably the easier ones, so I kind of want to take advantage of that, take advantage of the par-5s and the shorter holes,鈥� said Henseleit, a member of Europe’s Solheim Cup team in 2024.
Her strong day allowed her to make up ground on , who is chasing a third consecutive major title.
With Henseleit in the clubhouse, Ryu slipped out of the lead after a fifth bogey on the par-3 12th. That put Shiho Kuwaki and Yealimi Noh in a tie for the lead on 6-under overall at the time.
Early in her round, Ryu had back-to-back birdies to but made bogeys on three of her next four holes.
Ayaka Furue’s 65 moved her to 2-under overall.
Lydia Ko鈥檚 wayward shot ended up on No. 7.
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