Charley Hull recovered from a slow start to remain within two strokes of the lead heading into the final round of the Aramco Team Series event in Riyadh.
The overnight co-leader was level par after 10 holes of her second round at Riyadh Golf Club but registered five birdies in a seven-hole stretch to sign for a five-under 67.
Hull – chasing a first win worldwide since her Volunteers of America Classic win on the LPGA Tour in October 2022 – moved to 12 under and in lies second spot, as Slovenia’s Pia Babnik opened a two-shot lead after a second successive 65.
Spain’s Fatima Fernandez Cano fired a bogey-free 62 to jump into tied-third and within three of the lead alongside compatriot Luna Sabron Galmes, who also shared the lead after the opening day, while Carlota Ciganda slipped eight strokes back after a level-par 72.
Hull – starting on the tenth – failed to take advantage of the par-five 12th and bogeyed the next, although responded to another missed chance at the par-five 15th by birdieing the next and reaching the turn in 36.
The 28-year-old picked up a shot at the par-five second and added back-to-back gains from the fourth, with further birdies at the seventh and eighth keeping her in contention to register her fourth Ladies European Tour title.
Babnik continued her blemish-free start to the week with seven birdies – including three in a row from the sixth – to top the leaderboard and maintain her push for a first Ladies European Tour win since 2021.
In the team competition, LET rookie of the year Chiara Tamburlini claimed a dominant 10-stroke victory, as she and the squad of Mimi Rhodes, Anne-Charlotte Mora and amateur Tenniel Chun finished on 43 under after two days.
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