Lydia Ko has moved up the leaderboard at the LPGA tour's BMW Championship in South Korea, but remains out of contention.
The Kiwi carded a third-round five-under-par 67 to go to nine-under for the tournament and climb to a tie for 12th, nine shots off the lead.
Local favourite Lim Hee-Jeong roared to a four-shot lead, after carding a flawless seven-under-par 65.
Lim, who shared top spot with fellow South Korean An Na-Rin after 36 holes, surged ahead with seven birdies on the par-72 LPGA International Busan course and the talented 21-year-old stayed bogey-free after three rounds.
Lim's compatriot Ko Jin-young climbed three places to tie for second on the back of a five-under 67 to take her tournament tally to 14-under, four shots behind Lim heading into Sunday's final round.
Ryu Rae-Han was tied for fourth place after a round of 67, alongside Major champion Danielle Kang of the United States, who shot a 69.
Chun In-Gee shared sixth place with Australia's Minjee Lee.
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