Minjee Lee joins three-way lead at US Women's Open

US Women's Open third-round leaderboard

-5 A Lee (US), W Meechai (Tha), Minjee Lee (Aus); -3 H Shibuno (Jpn); -2 Y Saso (Jpn)

Selected others: +8 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng); +9 C Hull (Eng)

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Australian Minjee Lee carded an awesome four-under-par information of 66 to subordinate American Andrea Lee and Thailand's Wichanee Meechai successful a three-way necktie for nan lead aft nan 3rd information of nan US Women's Open.

The 28-year-old erstwhile champion, who won her 2nd awesome title astatine nan 2022 US Open, equalled nan champion information of nan week astatine Lancaster Country Club successful Pennsylvania to move up to 5 under.

Overnight leader Wichanee has ne'er vanished successful nan apical 10 astatine a awesome but managed to support her momentum to paper a 69, while Andrea Lee made 5 birdies and 2 bogeys successful her 67 to liking a declare for a first awesome title connected Sunday.

Japan's Hinako Shibuno trails nan leaders by 2 shots aft 7 birdies successful her 66, and compatriot Yuka Saso is simply a changeable further back.

Minjee Lee began nan time 3 shots down Meechai but her birdie connected nan seventh kickstarted her charge.

"I thought nan people was group up really good for moving day, information three," she said. "There was a batch of opportunities for birdie retired there.

"I conscionable tried to instrumentality to my crippled plan, tried to make birdies, and conscionable stayed successful nan moment."

Only 5 players person gone done 54 holes nether par aft a tricky 3 days arsenic world number 1 and overwhelming favourite Nelly Korda failed to make nan cut.

The American, 25, carded a 10-over-par 80 successful information one, and a second-round 70 near her 2 shots adrift of nan eight-over cut.