Overview

• Yuri Yoshida carded eight birdies in a bogey-free 63 to reach 9 under and sit two strokes off the lead tied for seventh after three rounds.
• Rio Takeda, at 7 under after a 1-under 70 that included an eagle, is tied for 12th and four shots back of the leader following the third round.
• Miyu Yamashita and Mao Saigo share 21st place at 5 under, while Nasa Hataoka stands 18th at 4 under as the field heads into the final day.
• Defending champion Ayaka Furue shot a 3-over 75 to fall to even par and trails the leaders as she seeks back-to-back major titles.
• Competitors have exploited Evian Resort’s slope-heavy greens with strategic landing-and-roll techniques in their campaigns for Sunday’s 36-hole finale.