Turkish Airlines Open: Melissa Reid remains leader after 54 holes

Melissa Reid remains atop the leaderboard after 54 holes of the Turkish Airlines Open, despite posting a one-over-par 74 on day three.

The 27-year-old from England has led since day one, following rounds of 65 and 69, and she goes into Wednesday's finale with a one-stroke advantage.

On Tuesday, she carded 14 pars, along with a brace of birdies, one bogey and a double-bogey at the par-four 12th.

Reid was briefly caught by Pamela Pretswell when the Scot birdied 15, only for the 26-year-old from Hamilton to drop back after bogeying the final hole for a one-under par 72.

And leader Reid admitted it was not the easiest of days: "It was really tough this afternoon. The greens are borderline unplayable, they are so firm.

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"We were struggling to hold wedges onto it and Gwladys (Nocera) hit a couple of really nice chips and they ran out 15 yards.

"It was tough. I always felt like I was in-between clubs. I’m quite happy in a way that I’ve played it in these conditions because hopefully on Wednesday I can play a bit better."

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Meanwhile Pretswell, who had five birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey on the 10th hole, added: "It was a wee bit tougher today because the course kind of changed midway with the warm weather.

"The course started to dry out a bit and the greens got a little bit faster. I played some good stuff but had a couple of bad holes which let me down."

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Top 10 (after 54 holes):

208: Melissa Reid (Eng) (74)

209: Pamela Pretswell (Sco) (72)

211: Sally Watson (Sco) (68)

212: Rebecca Artis (Aus) (72)

212: Lucie Andre (Fra) (71)

214: Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Den) (67)

214: Laura Davies (Eng) (71)

214: Gwladys Nocera (Fra) (76)

214: Kylie Walker (Sco) (68)

215: Lynn Carlsson (Swe) (72)

215: Carly Booth (Sco) (75)

215: Tonje Daffinrud (Nor) (72)