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Thanks for your company today. We'll back on Sunday with coverage of the final round.

If you've missed any of today's action, you can watch highlights on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer from 00:25 BST on Sunday.

Friday's highlights programme is available via the 'Watch and listen' tab at the top of this page.

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Radio coverage of the final round will be on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3 from 11:00 BST on Sunday.

Our live text updates will start a bit later in the day, as the leading groups begin their respective quests to win the 2025 Women's Open.

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England's Mimi Rhodes, speaking to the media after her two-under par round of 70 today:

"I had a lot of birdies to start with and I just went with it. I hit a lot of fairways at the start. I think my first one that I missed was on 14, I was just hitting it really good and holing some putts.

"And then just coming in on those tough holes - 16 and 17 - they caught me out. Those are my bogeys but happy with the round."

On the experience of her Women's Open debut: "It's amazing. It being so close to home, I've had so much family out here supporting and cheering for me.

"Honestly, it's just been better than a dream come true."

Leaders

-9 Yamashita (Jpn); -8 AL Kim (Kor); -7 A Lee (US)

Selected others

-6 Hull (Eng), Katsu (Jpn), Khang (US), Takeda (Jpn);

-4 Hall (Eng);

-3 Rhodes (Eng), Woad (Eng);

-2 M Lee (Aus);

E Harry (Wal), Ko (NZ), Korda (US)

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Andrea Lee, speaking to the media after her round of 67 today:

"It was a solid one. I knew the wind was going to pick up, especially on the back nine, so I tried to take advantage of the front which I was able to do.

"Holes 10 through 12 was a pretty nice stretch, and I knew 14 through 17 was going to be pretty tough. I was just trying to make pars on those holes.

"I'm pretty happy with the way I played out there today."

On her prospects of victory on Sunday: "I think there will be a little bit of extra pressure on whoever is the 54-hole leader.

"Tomorrow is going to be pretty tough. Anything can happen out there.

"I think anyone within five shots has a chance at this championship honestly, so I'm just going to try to keep my head down and stick to my own game plan and try not to look at the leaderboard and just play golf."

Charley Hull's 66 today is her joint-lowest 18-hole score at the Women's Open, matching what she achieved in 2014 at Royal Birkdale.

She was the runner-up behind Lilia Vu in 2023, having been the co-leader after three rounds at Walton Heath.

Will tomorrow be the day that Hull wins a long-awaited first major title?

Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

That will leave something of a sour taste for Miyu Yamashita on her birthday, as she misses a big opportunity for birdie on the last.

Still, she leads the Women’s Open going into Sunday, so it’s not all bad news.

But Yamashita has plenty of work to do if she is to get over the line, with a raft of players still in contention to win the final major of 2025.

Sand splashes out of the left bunker as though Rio Takeda is builiding a sand sculpture but she successfully chips out and finds the lower tier of the green to give herself a tricky birdie putt.

It's a left to right that is difficult to judge and her ball slips past the hole. A par will do nicely though.

Miyu Yamashita's birdie putt could give her a two-stroke overnight lead but it is pacey and slides topside of the cup. That was a bad miss.

She is nine shots worse off than Friday, albeit the windy conditions have played their part.

Miyu Yamashita is furthest away though and plays first. It's a chip and run that she leaves just below the pin to provide a slightly easier birdie putt.

Rio Takeda does not look happy. Her ball is close to the face of the sand trap and she'll have a tough escape.

Miyu Yamashita is struggling off the tee and finds the left rough on the 18th. That's probably preferable to the gorge down the right.

She takes a hybrid and swishes her second across the fairway down towards the right of the putting surface.

Her playing partner Rio Takeda is way further down the fairway and has a six iron in her hands. She is going to take the green on but her ball nestles in one of the left bunkers. That was maybe a couple of yards off from being perfect.

Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

That is the biggest cheer of the late evening at Royal Porthcawl.

There were groans of concern around the 17th green as Miyu Yamashita’s bunker shot came flying across the green.

Then comes a roar of delight - and some surprise - as the leader saves par with that fabulous putt.

Miyu Yamashita is in trouble in a greenside bunker on the 17th and can only chip out to 30 feet or so.

Surely not another bogey?

No - the leader rattles in the putt down the slope and looks almost embarrassed by that.

A sensational bunker shot from Rio Takeda is also rewarded with a par with a simple putt.

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If you've missed any of today's action, you can watch highlights on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer from 00:25 BST on Sunday.

Friday's highlights programme is available via the 'Watch and listen' tab at the top of this page.

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Miyu Yamashita goes driver and three wood to reach the front of the 16th green but her birdie putt races past and she drops a shot when she can't sink the return.

It's also a dropped shot for Rio Takeda, who catches the lip of the putt with her effort for par.

Yamashita's lead is down to one.

A bogey-free round of 67 leaves A Lim Kim in second place on her own at the Women's Open. A great round of golf that we've probably not spoken about as much as we should have.

Three birdies in the first six holes got the South Korean off to the perfect start and she made two more birdies coming home.

If the other scores stay like this, she'll be in the final group in Sunday's final round at Royal Porthcawl.

Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

There is a stiff breeze blowing right into the players’ faces on 16.

With the crowds thinning out a little at this stage in the day, it’s the sounds of the wind and the waves rolling in a couple of hundred yards away which dominate.

Miyu Yamashita was expecting that to come back to the left but her putt stays right and she collects a par.

Same scenario for Rio Takeda, who goes right and watches her ball stay off course.

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You can listen to radio coverage of the closing stages at Royal Porthcawl on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Sounds and via the link at the top of this page.

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BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

Darcey Harry gets a warm Welsh welcome from the crowd around the 18th green.

She has a lengthy uphill putt for eagle but she leaves it too short.

She makes sure of the resulting birdie putt and finishes a round of 74 on a high.