English Amateur Woad Extends Women's Irish Open Lead

Women's Irish Open third-round leaderboard

-17 L Woad (Eng*); -10 M Sagstrom (Swe); -9 K Rudgeley (Aus); -8 C Tamburlini (Swi), C Hull (Eng), B Fernandez (Esp), A Garvey (NZ), A-C Mora (Fra)

Selected others: -7 A Foster (Ire); -6 E Hamilton (Eng); -4 M Rhodes (Eng), H Screen (Eng), A Hewson (Eng), G Hall (Eng), M MacLaren (Eng); -3 D Harry (Wal); -2 L McClymont (Sco*), L Maguire (Ire), C Williams (Wal); Level E Fleming (Ire*)

* denotes amateur

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English amateur Lottie Woad fired a bogey-free six nether 67 to clasp a seven-shot lead going into nan last time of nan Women's Irish Open.

The 21-year-old, who is bidding to go nan first non-professional to triumph connected nan Ladies European Tour since 2022, went into nan time 3 shots ahead.

She made a birdie connected nan first and 3rd earlier expanding her advantage pinch birdies connected nan sixth, eighth, 15th and 16th. A par prevention connected 17 saw her decorativeness nan time six nether par, sitting connected apical of nan leaderboard pinch a people of 17 nether par.

The amateur said she was "very happy" pinch her show and "wants to win" nan tournament.

She added: "The beforehand 9 I played really nicely and it was stress-free, nan backmost 9 I had to make a fewer par saves, but I chipped successful beautiful good and made immoderate up and downs, which kept nan momentum.

"I want to triumph it. I'm going to support playing my crippled and spot wherever it puts maine and support playing well. I deliberation you tin still beryllium beautiful fierce connected this play course."

Swedish Solheim Cup competitor Madelene Sagstrom is successful outright 2nd place, 10 nether par.