The Irish contingent failed to make inroads on moving day as Shannon Tan shot another impressive round to open up a three-shot lead at the Amundi German Masters.
A back-nine surge from Foster was ended with a double-bogey five on the par-three 17th, carding a level-par 73 to drop out of the top 10, 10 off the lead. Walsh’s outside hopes ended with five bogeys on the front nine. Despite two birdies on the same nine, the air was out of Walsh’s sails, and nine pars on the back nine showed that, and a three-over-par 76 to move over par for the tournament.
Tan fired a five-under-par 68 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.”
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. Walsh gets underway at 8.46am with Anna Foster one hour later at 9.46am, with both looking to finish strong ahead of next weeks Irish Open.
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