Menlo Park (California), March 22 Indian golfer Aditi Ashok slipped down the leaderboard to tied 24th from tied 3rd after carding a 73, one over par, on the third day of the Fortinet Founders Cup, here.
Hyo Joo Kim extended her lead; she is now five strokes ahead of her closest rival with only one day remaining.
Kim fired a round of 6-under 66 to increase her lead over her rivals. Kim is aiming for her eighth LPGA title this week and her first of the season.
A win in California this week would help her move into second place on the CME rankings. Her score after 54 holes is 17 under par.
Aditi made her first birdie of the third round on the fifth hole, followed by a second on the eighth hole. She started her back nine with a birdie and dropped a shot on the 11th hole.
She made her last birdie of the day on the 16th hole, only to bogey on the 17th and triple bogey on the 18th. The four shots dropped in the last two holes resulted in Aditi finishing the day at tied 24th.
Nelly Korda is in second place with a total score of 12 under par. Korda carded a 6-under 66 in her third round. Korda has a chance to move to the first place of the CME rankings this week if she finishes second.
Ruixin Liu and Gaby Lopez are tied for third place. Liu and Lopez are at 11 under par after the third round. Liu carded a 6-under 66 while Lopez carded a 4-under 68 on the third day.
World number one Jeeno Thitikul is tied for fifth with Erika Hara, Karis Davidson and Hye Jin Choi.
The third place players have a total score of 9 under par. Thitikul, Davidson and Choi carded a 3-under 69 in their third round while Hara carded a 5-under 67.
