England's Cara Gainer and Gabriela Ruffels of Australia will take a narrow one-shot lead into the final round of the Evian Championship, the year's fourth women's major, after both got to 11 under for the tournament at Evian-les-Bains in France on Saturday.
Gainer, in just her second start in a major, shot a seven-under par 64 that included six birdies, with the only blemish on her card a dropped shot at the sixth. She responded by eagling the par-five seventh.
Ruffels recovered from a bogey at the first with a five-under 66 and pocketed four birdies in five holes between the 11th and 15th.
The 25-year-old Australian, who won three titles on the Epson Tour in 2023, is looking for her first top ten finish on the LPGA Tour this season.
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Just four shots cover the top 18 players left after Friday's cut and four of them lie just one shot behind the leading pair.
"I made a great par save on the first, which really settled my nerves," Gainer said. "Then I made a great putt on the second hole for birdie.
"I think one-under through two kind of settled me down and I rolled a nice putt in again on four."
Ruffels' compatriots Minjee Lee, the 2021 champion, finished an impressive third round of 66 and Grace Kim shot a 70.
Thai world number two Jeeno Thitikul had a four-under round of 67 and overnight leader Somi Lee of South Korea shot a level par 71 but is still very much in contention.
World number one Nelly Korda is in a tie for 44th place following a disappointing four over 75 and defending champion Ayaka Furue is at level par overall after a 74.
Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad is still in the mix though. The English 21-year-old carded a 70 on Saturday and is five shots off the lead at six under.