<p>Indian golfer Aditi Ashok turned in her best round at the $1 million Aramco Saudi Ladies International by bringing home a card of 3-under 69 and rising to Tied-seventh after three rounds here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Aditi, who had two bogeys on Day 1, reduced it to one on the second day. On the third day, it was three birdies and no bogeys.</p>.<p>She patiently parred the entire front nine and then birdied 10th and 11th and added a third birdie on Par-5 18th for the second day running.</p>.<p>At 4-under 212, she is six shots behind the co-leaders, Lydia Hall (69) and the second round leader, Emily Pedersen (71), who are at 10-under 206.</p>.<p>Things, however, were not so great for Tvesa Malik (78) and Diksha Dagar (77) who are both Tied-62nd at 12-over.</p>.<p>As Aditi played a very steady round to show her return to form, Lydia Hall clawed back two-shots on halfway leader Emily Kristine Pedersen to tee-up a thrilling finish.</p>.<p>Lydia Hall had five birdies in her three-under par 69 that saw the Welshwoman take her place joint top of the leaderboard with only 18 holes to play. Pedersen had three birdies against two bogeys. Major-winner Georgia Hall also carded a 69, leaving her one back ahead of the final three-ball on Sunday.</p>.<p>Celine Herbin of France and Sweden’s two-time Major winner Anna Nordqvist both sit on seven-under par, with Germany’s Esther Henseleit the sole player on -6.</p>.<p>A group of seven players all sit two-shots further back on four-under par, including Scotland’s Carly Booth, Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia, Aditi Ashok and Caroline Hedwall of Sweden.</p>
<p>Indian golfer Aditi Ashok turned in her best round at the $1 million Aramco Saudi Ladies International by bringing home a card of 3-under 69 and rising to Tied-seventh after three rounds here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Aditi, who had two bogeys on Day 1, reduced it to one on the second day. On the third day, it was three birdies and no bogeys.</p>.<p>She patiently parred the entire front nine and then birdied 10th and 11th and added a third birdie on Par-5 18th for the second day running.</p>.<p>At 4-under 212, she is six shots behind the co-leaders, Lydia Hall (69) and the second round leader, Emily Pedersen (71), who are at 10-under 206.</p>.<p>Things, however, were not so great for Tvesa Malik (78) and Diksha Dagar (77) who are both Tied-62nd at 12-over.</p>.<p>As Aditi played a very steady round to show her return to form, Lydia Hall clawed back two-shots on halfway leader Emily Kristine Pedersen to tee-up a thrilling finish.</p>.<p>Lydia Hall had five birdies in her three-under par 69 that saw the Welshwoman take her place joint top of the leaderboard with only 18 holes to play. Pedersen had three birdies against two bogeys. Major-winner Georgia Hall also carded a 69, leaving her one back ahead of the final three-ball on Sunday.</p>.<p>Celine Herbin of France and Sweden’s two-time Major winner Anna Nordqvist both sit on seven-under par, with Germany’s Esther Henseleit the sole player on -6.</p>.<p>A group of seven players all sit two-shots further back on four-under par, including Scotland’s Carly Booth, Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia, Aditi Ashok and Caroline Hedwall of Sweden.</p>