Hull slips back in Saudi as Thitikul jumps ahead

Jeeno Thitikul takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Ladies European Tour's PIF Saudi Ladies International, as Charley Hull slipped out of contention.

Thitikul - making her first appearance of 2025 - followed an opening-round 67 with a eight-under 64 at Riyadh Golf Club, mixing nine birdies with a lone bogey to jump to 13 under.

The world No 4 followed three birdies in her first five holes with three more in a row from the seventh, seeing her reach the turn in 30, before cancelling out a birdie at the 12th by dropping a shot with a three-putt bogey at the par-five 15th.

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Thitikul, who has finished no worse than seventh in each of her last seven worldwide starts, then produced a birdie-birdie finish to extend her advantage over closest challengers Annabell Fuller and Somi Lee.

England's Fuller posted a second-round 68 to sit in tied-second alongside overnight leader Lee, who registered a three-under 69 and also among the winners in the team competition.

Chiara Tamburlini sits tied-fifth alongside Austria's Emma Spitz and four strokes back, with Solheim Cup player Esther Henseleit one of seven players a further shot adrift on eight under.

Hull eagled the par-five second but was unable to build on her fast start, bogeying the par-three eighth and birdieing the par-five 12th on her way to a two-under 70.

The Englishwoman heads into the final day eight behind and in the group tied-20th that also contains Solheim Cup team-mate Carlota Cignada, with Georgia Hall and last week's Lalla Meryem Cup winner Cara Gainer both on two under after back-to-back 71s.

Lee's team of Minsun Kim, Nastasia Nadaud and Amy Taylor won the 36-hole team competition, using the best two scores on each hole, with the quartet claiming a two-stroke victory after finishing on 34 under.

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