Vikki drops down field with a 76,
Melissa improves with a 65
Vikki Laing dropped from joint 11th to joint 56th after a third round of four-over-par 76 in the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida.
The Musselburgh exile had been looking good with opening rounds of 71 and 70 but she wobbled on the third day. She is still well within the top 70 and ties to which the field will be reduced after Saturday's fourth and penultimate round but she will have had her sights set on a top-20 finish after her good start.
Melissa Reid (pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency) from Derby and Galway-born US Curtis Cup player Alison Walshe both shot low numbers to climb out of the danger zone for missing the fourth round cut.
Melissa showed her true form after earlier efforts of 79 and 74 with a seven-under-par 65 to end the third day in joint 68th place on two-over-par 218.
Alison did even better with a brilliant 64 after scores of 79 and 72. On 215, Walshe is sharing 31st place.
The leading European player after 54 holes is France's Sophie Giquel in seventh place on seven-under-par 209 with scores of 72, 68 and 69.
New leader Mollie Frankhauser has shot 67, 71 and 66 for 12-under-par 204, to lead by one from Japan's Shiho Oyama who had a third-day 71.
Michelle Wie is in joint third place on 206 with US Curtis Cup player Stacy Lewis. Michelle returned a 72 and Stacy a 71.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
204 Mollie Fankhauser 67 71 66.
205 Shiho Oyama 64 70 71.
206 Michelle Wie 69 65 72, Stacy Lewis 69 66 71.
208 Amy Yang 67 71 70, Charlotte Mayorkas 75 67 66.
209 Sophie Giquel 72 68 69.
210 Jeehae Lee 68 73 69, Anna Rawson 71 71 69.
211 Lisa Strom 73 66 72, Carolina Lang 70 70 71, Anna Grzebien 71 70 70, Jeanne Cho-Huncke 71 71 69, Lea Wigger 70 75 66.
212 Janell Howland 72 67 73, Mika Miyazato (am) 66 74 72, Audra Burks 69 72 71, Paige Mackenzie 72 69 71, Beth Bader 73 70 69.
213 Anja Monke 75 66 72, Ashleigh Simon 70 72 71, Marcy Hart 72 70 71, Chella Choi 70 73 70, Nari Kim 73 71 69, Sarah Kemp 71 77 65 (joint 20th).
Selected scores:
215 Alison Walshe 79 72 64 (joint 31st).
216 Louise Stahle 74 69 73, Tania Elosegui 79 66 71 (jt 41st).
217 Vikki Laing 71 70 76, Anna Nordqvist (am) 74 71 71, Beatriz Recari 76 70 71 (jt 56th).
218 Dewi-Claire Schreefel 74 70 74, Stacy Bregman 72 72 74, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 74 71 73, Kristina Tucker 76 70 72, Emma Cabrera-Bello 74 72 7, Melissa Reid 79 74 65 (jt 68th).
221 Martina Eberl 80 68 73 (jt 91st).
225 Miriam Nagl 75 76 72 (jt 114th).
Melissa improves with a 65
Vikki Laing dropped from joint 11th to joint 56th after a third round of four-over-par 76 in the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida.
The Musselburgh exile had been looking good with opening rounds of 71 and 70 but she wobbled on the third day. She is still well within the top 70 and ties to which the field will be reduced after Saturday's fourth and penultimate round but she will have had her sights set on a top-20 finish after her good start.
Melissa Reid (pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency) from Derby and Galway-born US Curtis Cup player Alison Walshe both shot low numbers to climb out of the danger zone for missing the fourth round cut.
Melissa showed her true form after earlier efforts of 79 and 74 with a seven-under-par 65 to end the third day in joint 68th place on two-over-par 218.
Alison did even better with a brilliant 64 after scores of 79 and 72. On 215, Walshe is sharing 31st place.
The leading European player after 54 holes is France's Sophie Giquel in seventh place on seven-under-par 209 with scores of 72, 68 and 69.
New leader Mollie Frankhauser has shot 67, 71 and 66 for 12-under-par 204, to lead by one from Japan's Shiho Oyama who had a third-day 71.
Michelle Wie is in joint third place on 206 with US Curtis Cup player Stacy Lewis. Michelle returned a 72 and Stacy a 71.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
204 Mollie Fankhauser 67 71 66.
205 Shiho Oyama 64 70 71.
206 Michelle Wie 69 65 72, Stacy Lewis 69 66 71.
208 Amy Yang 67 71 70, Charlotte Mayorkas 75 67 66.
209 Sophie Giquel 72 68 69.
210 Jeehae Lee 68 73 69, Anna Rawson 71 71 69.
211 Lisa Strom 73 66 72, Carolina Lang 70 70 71, Anna Grzebien 71 70 70, Jeanne Cho-Huncke 71 71 69, Lea Wigger 70 75 66.
212 Janell Howland 72 67 73, Mika Miyazato (am) 66 74 72, Audra Burks 69 72 71, Paige Mackenzie 72 69 71, Beth Bader 73 70 69.
213 Anja Monke 75 66 72, Ashleigh Simon 70 72 71, Marcy Hart 72 70 71, Chella Choi 70 73 70, Nari Kim 73 71 69, Sarah Kemp 71 77 65 (joint 20th).
Selected scores:
215 Alison Walshe 79 72 64 (joint 31st).
216 Louise Stahle 74 69 73, Tania Elosegui 79 66 71 (jt 41st).
217 Vikki Laing 71 70 76, Anna Nordqvist (am) 74 71 71, Beatriz Recari 76 70 71 (jt 56th).
218 Dewi-Claire Schreefel 74 70 74, Stacy Bregman 72 72 74, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 74 71 73, Kristina Tucker 76 70 72, Emma Cabrera-Bello 74 72 7, Melissa Reid 79 74 65 (jt 68th).
221 Martina Eberl 80 68 73 (jt 91st).
225 Miriam Nagl 75 76 72 (jt 114th).
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