Shannon Tan fired a round of 68 (-5) on moving day to hold a three-shot lead with one round remaining at the 2025 Amundi German Masters.
The Singaporean has scored better every day on the North Course at Green Eagle Golf Courses in Hamburg with a 70 on day one, 69 on day two and now a 68 on the third day of action.
Tan, who is known for her accuracy in finding fairways and greens, rolled in back-to-back birdies on the fourth and fifth holes before dropping a shot on the seventh.
The Olympian then went on a hot streak with four birdies in six holes to put herself into a commanding position at the top of the leaderboard.
A bogey on 17 was soon forgotten with a birdie at the last, as she sits at the top of leaderboard after 54 holes with a score of 12-under-par.
“I did make some putts out there which always helps, but I also made two three-putts when I missed it in the wrong spots especially 17,” said Tan, who won the 2024 Magical Kenya Ladies Open.
“Overall, it was rather boring golf. I missed a few fairways, but it was in the right spots like on 16, missing left is always good because you have a good angle in. I will stick to the game plan tomorrow.
“Some birdies out there I just stiffed it. My wedge game has gotten a lot better after changing my shafts. I can feel the head a bit more and I can get a bit more spin out the wedges which is helpful.
“The same game plan tomorrow. Try and put yourself in the right position, stick to fairways and greens, and hope some putts drop. Lay-up to a good number, have a good angle in and you’re sorted.”
England’s Hannah Screen also fired a round of 68 (-5) on day three rolling in birdies on the first and second, before her only dropped shot of the day on the third.
Screen then rolled in a birdie at the ninth and made three on the trot between holes 11 and 13 to be in second place on the leaderboard on nine-under-par.
“I’m really pleased,” said Screen. “The wind got up today and that front nine there was a big stretch of trickier holes, and I saved par on maybe three in a row, I got up-and-down so that really kept my momentum going. Overall, I’m really pleased.
“When you see a couple of putts drop early that definitely helps your confidence. I had an idea of my position, but you don’t really know until you get to the leaderboard around 14, 15, 16. I try not to look, but they’re so big.
“I’m really happy with my form. You never know how long it’s going to last, you just take every round as it comes. It’s three decent rounds together this week, I’m very happy and hopefully, another one tomorrow and I’ll just keep steady.
“Tomorrow, I know that there are some potential players that might have a different strategy to me because of the way they play and the way they hit the ball, but I’m definitely going to stick to my strategy and hopefully come out with good score again tomorrow.”
England’s Alice Hewson and Germany’s Helen Briem share third place on eight-under-par, after they shot rounds of 71 and 73 respectively.
Germany’s Carolin Kauffmann was another who carded a 68 (-5) in round three as made six birdies in her last 12 holes to be in solo fifth place on seven-under.
“I had a solid start on the front nine, I just three-putted the third hole and then everything was really solid,” said Kauffmann.
“On the back nine, I had a couple of good yardages and hit them close. I think my longest birdie putt was eight feet. I hit them close but not as close as on 18 and I hit it pretty close on 16 as well.
“I have Christoph’s [my boyfriend] family out here and they live 20 minutes from here, so it basically feels like home. That’s really nice and it’s nice to see so many people.
“From the beginning, I really liked the course and the challenge. It doesn’t get boring. We just said it on the back line, we have one more day, but it’s still not boring. The game plan for tomorrow is to just enjoy it. I have only been in that position once before, last year in Korea, so I’m just going to enjoy it.”
France’s Nastasia Nadaud and New Zealand’s Amelia Garvey are one shot further back in T6 with Sweden’s Ellinor Südow in eighth place on five-under and Czechia’s Tereza Melecka in ninth on four-under.
Three players round out the top 10 with Australia’s Kelsey Bennett, Germany’s Esther Henseleit and India’s Diksha Dagar all on three-under-par.
The final round will begin at 7.40 am (local time) with the leaders teeing off at 11.46 am (local time) at Green Eagle Golf Courses.
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