Summary

  • Third round at Woburn Golf Club (par 72)

  • Hinako Shibuno leads on her major debut -14 (67)

  • England's Charley Hull -9 (70), Bronte Law -9 (70)

  • Reigning champion Georgia Hall -4 (74)

  • Watch highlights on BBC Sport website at 21:30 and BBC Two at 23:15 (UK only)

  1. Law on the teepublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Law -7

    Bronte Law is the final Englishwoman to tee off.

    Law, the top-ranked British player, whacks her drive down the middle of the fairway.

    She's playing with American Lizette Salas.

  2. Birdie for Hallpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hall -7 (2)

    Not quite sure what the sock situation is this year but socks or no socks, Hall sinks a lovely birdie putt on the second.

    Great start to the day.

  3. Lucky sockspublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    ICYMI, here's Georgia Hall telling us about her dad's socks last year...

    Media caption,

    Georgia Hall: 'My dad wore the same socks for four days'

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    #bbcgolf

    Luke de Costa: Wonder if Georgia Hall’s dad is still wearing those "lucky" socks that he wore during last year's Open. Seemed to do the trick. PS bacon roll at the halfway house for sure (w brown sauce)

    I hope he isn't Luke...the smell might put me off my brekky. A bacon roll sounds great but surely it has to be red sauce with bacon, and brown with sausage??

    Tweet us your golf breakfast of choice using #bbcgolf

  5. Bogey for Kopublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Ko J-Y -5 (2)

    World number one Ko Jin-young's birdie putt slid a bit too far past the hole and her par putt lipped out.

    The Korean needs to turn things around if she's going to win her third major in a row.

  6. Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hull -7

    Charley Hull looks pumped.

    She jiggles up and down on her feet as she watches her birdie putt approach the first hole... then edge past it.

    Looks like it will be a par.

  7. Big money for Buhaipublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Ashleigh Buhai has earned $151,335 (£124,463) so far at tournaments this year and sits 71st on the LPGA 2019 money list.

    The Women’s Open prize money has risen by 40% this year so if the South African wins on Sunday, she will earn $675,000 (£540,000). Not bad.

    Ashleigh BuhaiImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hull -7

    Charley Hull runs out of the bunker on the first to see where her second shot has gone.

    The ball has landed in a similar position to where Georgia Hall's did earlier. That's impressive out of the sand - a tough birdie putt coming up.

  9. Buhai aims to become second South African major winnerpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Buhai -12 (14:50 BST)

    Ashleigh Buhai is hoping to become just the second South African to win a women's major - after Sally Little at the 1988 du Maurier Classic.

    "I'm trying not to think about it being a major, I just want to stay doing what I'm doing," said Buhai.

    "It's something I've been working on the last few weeks, because I've been under the gun, whether it be making the cut or having three good rounds and one bad round.

    "My focus is just trying to keep my tension the same, whether I'm putting, hitting (because) that's something I can control."

  10. Par for Hallpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hall -6 (1)

    And a par it is.

    Hall looks slightly less settled as her tee shot on the second goes straight into the rough.

  11. Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hall -6

    It's a good effort from Georgia Hall on the first green, but her birdie putt stays a bit too far left.

    It should be a straightforward par.

  12. Hull on the firstpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hull -7

    Charley Hull is playing with Germany's Caroline Masson, who finished third at the British Open in 2017.

    The German tees off first and her effort goes right, but stays on the fairway.

    Hull gives the crowd an understated wave as she is introduced on her home course. The 23-year-old stares the ball down as it shoots left and into a bunker. That drive had a lot of distance at least.

  13. Best shots of second roundpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Bronte Law's performance yesterday put her pride of place in our shots of the day.

  14. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hall -6

    Georgia Hall's second shot on the par-four first is a solid one, landing about 40ft left of the pin.

    A birdie is probably too much to ask, but a par is always nice to start things off.

  15. 'Bogey-free is always huge' - Lawpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Law -7 (14:40 BST)

    "I'm really pleased with where I'm placed," said Britain's top-ranked player Bronte Law, after finishing on -7 in her second round at Woburn.

    "I started with a birdie and that's really nice. I held some really good putts and got a good round together.

    "It's nice to play in front of a home crowd and have family here watching me as that doesn't happen very often.

    "Bogey-free is always huge and if you do that you can move up the field."

    Bronte LawImage source, Reuters
  16. Ciganda to seven underpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Ciganda -7 (1)

    Spaniard Carlota Ciganda is making early moves up the leaderboard.

    The world number 13 has kicked things off with a birdie on the first.

  17. 'I want to enjoy the weekend' - Hullpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hull -7 (14:20 BST)

    Charley Hull is the next Englishwoman to tee off.

    "I would have taken seven under before the tournament but I'm a bit frustrated as I was eight under halfway through the round," she told BBC Sport after the second round.

    "I said to myself [after hitting back-to-back bogeys] I'm hitting it well, why can't I make a couple of birdies coming in? And I did, so I'm happy with that.

    "It's a shame as I hit it better than I did yesterday. I need to work on a few putts and hopefully hole a few more tomorrow [Saturday].

    "If I piece both rounds together I'm going to be on a low one but I'm not going to be thinking about that. I want to smile out there and enjoy the weekend.

    "My fiance and his family are out there and I heard his dad. It's nice to have them come and support me."

    Charley HullImage source, Getty Images
  18. Hall tees offpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hall -6

    Whatever Georgia Hall had for breakfast, looks like it's worked. The 23-year-old's first drive goes straight down the middle of the fairway.

    Hall, whose caddie at the British Open is always her dad Wayne, gets going in front of a packed grandstand on the first tee.

    The defending champion went through a couple of practice swings then got a huge cheer as she was introduced to the crowd.

    Hall is playing with Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    #bbcgolf

    Inspired by the apparently delicious offerings of chef Dave Hull... what's your golfing breakfast of choice?

    Full fry-up? Are you lucky enough to get bacon sarnies at the halfway house?

    Tell us using #bbcgolf

  20. Breakfast of championspublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Hopefully Charley Hull's dad David had his pinny on this morning.

    Charley, Georgia Hall and Bronte Law used to play in the same English Under-13 squad and apparently Mr Hull used to rustle up a mean brekky.

    Hall said: "I used to stay with Charley and play golf a lot when we were very young. I remember her dad made the best breakfasts.

    "The three of us all played in England teams together and it is nice to have long time pals on Tour. We all motivate each other, spur each other on."

    Charley Hull and father David HullImage source, Getty Images