Leona Maguire stays in Major hunt ahead of final round of Evian Championship
Maguire birdied the 14th and the 17th holes down the stretch to move to seven-under par and a share of 12th place at the fourth Major of the LPGA Tour season, four behind leaders Cara Gainer and Gabriela Ruffels on 11-under.
England's Gainer leaped to the head of the leaderboard with a superb 64, which included six birdies as well as an eagle at the par-five seventh.
Maguire will tee off for Sunday's final round at 8.27am Irish time alongside American duo Jennifer Kupcho and Andrea Lee.
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Gainer, Ruffels and PGA Championship winner Minjee Lee — who is a shot off the lead on 10-under par in her bid for back-to-back Majors — tee off in the final group at 9.22am.
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