Stephanie Kyriacou takes third-round lead at Evian Championship
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Australian Stephanie Kyriacou competing in the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship, on July 13.
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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Australian Stephanie Kyriacou shot a 4-under 67 to take the third-round lead at the Evian Championship on July 13 at Evian-les-Bains, France.
Kyriacou was one of the players forced to finish the weather-delayed second round of the major on the morning of July 13, which she concluded with a 66.
Heading into the final round on July 14 at the Evian Resort Club, she stands at 14-under 199 and carries a one-shot lead over Lauren Coughlin (65 on July 13) and second-round leader Ayake Furue of Japan (70).
Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarkarn (67) is alone in fourth place at 10-under, while three others are five shots back at 9-under. The group consists of Ally Ewing, who shot a course-low 64 on July 13, and South Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi (71) and Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand, whose 72 on July 13 dropped her from second place to the fifth-place tie.
Kyriacou opened her round with a bogey, followed by birdies at Nos. 2 through 4. She added four birdies and two bogeys to the round.
Ewing, from Mississippi, played a bogey-free third round that included four birdies in the first five holes.
“I think any time you get an under-par score at a major it feels really good,” she said.
“Evian is very unique in terms of our major championships, so you probably see more lower scores here and there here at this golf course.
“But it’s also such a fine line from really good golf to a couple of bounces. I had some really fortunate bounces today on a couple of shots that led to good birdies. But on a different golf course, they might have ended up in the bunker, or something like that.”
For Coughlin, this is her fifth time entered in the Evian Championship and her first time making the cut. She’ll be in the final group on July 14 and has her strategy set.
“Just have fun as best I can, and try to stay in the moment as best I can as well,” said Coughlin, whose 65 was made up of two eagles, two bogeys and four birdies.
“Try not to get to thinking about the result, or the end and winning, of course.
“I think if I can stay very much here and in the moment, we’ll see.” FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
