{"id":838712,"date":"2026-08-01T23:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838712\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T23:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:33:15","slug":"yealimi-noh-opens-three-shot-open-lead-aussie-robyn-choi-trails-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838712\/","title":{"rendered":"Yealimi Noh opens three-shot Open lead; Aussie Robyn Choi trails \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American Yealimi Noh has moved to the brink of a breakthrough major title after taking a three-shot lead on day three of the Women\u2019s Open, but Australian hopes look slim heading into the final day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robyn Choi is still the highest-placed Aussie after carding a third-round one-over par 73 to lie tied for 16th place, eight shots off the lead at Royal Lytham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/aig-womens-british-open-american-yealimi-noh-leader-into-final-round\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yealimi Noh saw herself winning Women\u2019s Open, and she\u2019s on verge of major breakthrough<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Choi\u2019s compatriot Hannah Green, on three over, is in a group of eight tied for 27th place after carding a third-round 72.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noh produced a composed display down the stretch, playing the back nine in \u200cthree under par before closing with a par at the last to finish at seven under overall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785627195_551_.jpeg\" alt=\"Robyn Choi, of Australia,\"\/>Robyn Choi, tied for 16th, is the highest placed Australian after round three of the British Open. (AP PHOTO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 25-year-old will \u200ctake a three-shot advantage into Sunday\u2019s final round as she chases her maiden major championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of five players share second place on four under, including Japan\u2019s Shiho Kuwaki and South Korea\u2019s Haeran Ryu, who both closed with pars despite difficult rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World No.2 Jeeno Thitikul, American Lucy Li and Germany\u2019s Esther Henseleit are also three \u200cshots off the \u200clead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Li recorded one \u2060of the rounds of the day with a two-under 69, while Thitikul stayed \u200bfirmly in contention after parring every hole on the back nine in a one-over 72.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryu, the overnight leader, endured a dramatic reversal. The South Korean briefly stretched her advantage to five shots after reaching nine under early in her round, but six bogeys saw her slump to a three-over 74 and fall back into the chasing pack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England\u2019s Lottie Woad remained firmly in the hunt after a \u200cthird-round 70 \u200bleft the amateur at three under overall, four shots behind Noh. Charley Hull, Minami Katsu, Chanettee Wannasaen and \u200bAyaka Furue were \u200canother shot back at two under.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hull \u200balso \u200bkept her hopes alive with a level-par \u200bround. Roared on by the home crowd, the Englishwoman produced \u200ca superb approach to the final green before settling for a closing par and a share of eighth place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noh\u2019s surge contrasted sharply with a frustrating finish for former No.1 Nelly Korda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American birdied the 17th to climb the leaderboard before a wayward tee shot on the final hole led to a costly double-bogey six. \u200bKorda ended the day tied for 17th on even par, seven strokes behind the leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Noh holding a \u200bthree-shot cushion but five players \u2060within striking distance, the championship is poised for a compelling final-round battle on \u200bSunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American Yealimi Noh has moved to the brink of a breakthrough major title after taking a three-shot lead&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[28634,64,63,755,58251,405163,115133,406652,85,3586,12632,144108],"class_list":["post-838712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-aig-womens-open","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-lpga","tag-overseas-sport","tag-ra","tag-royal-lytham-st-annes-golf-club","tag-sports","tag-united-kingdom","tag-women","tag-yealimi-noh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}