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England’s Charley Hull will go into the final round of the Ford Championship in Arizona in second place, two shots behind American leader Lilia Vu. <\/b><\/p>\n
Hull matched Vu’s four-under-par 68 in a third round played in difficult, windy conditions on the Whirlwind Golf Club’s Cattail Course. <\/p>\n
She steadied herself after bogeying the opening hole, only dropping one further shot following a three-putt at the 14th and picking up six birdies, including two in the closing three holes. <\/p>\n
“It is what it is and it ain’t what it ain’t, but nice to finish with a birdie,” said Hull on making it to 16 under par. <\/p>\n
Vu, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour, also struggled with the conditions as she reached a tournament record 18 under for 54 holes. <\/p>\n
Having completed the opening two rounds without dropping a shot, she bogeyed the sixth and ninth holes and carded a double bogey at the troublesome 14th, but rallied to close with three consecutive birdies. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, all three of the players who started the day alongside Hull on 12 under fell away, with Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen in a tie for third after making it to 15 under following a round of 69. <\/p>\n
She was joined by Japan’s Ayaka Furue, who shot a 67. <\/p>\n
Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul fired a 70 to join a five-strong group on 14 under, while world number one Nelly Korda fell away dramatically with a one-over-par 73 to leave herself seven shots off the lead. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n