A dramatic two-shot turnaround on the final hole has given Korean Jiyai Shin the lead in the Ladies Masters at Royal Pines.
Shin finished her bogey-free third round on Saturday with a birdie on the 18th to skip two strokes clear of England's Holly Clyburn, who lost the lead when she finished with successive bogeys.
On a difficult day when players were buffeted by strong winds, Shin (71) and Clyburn (72) were members of an elite group of only nine golfers who carded sub-par rounds.
Shin is at 10-under, two shots clear of Clyburn and gritty Swede Camilla Lennarth, who scrambled to a 75.
A stroke back at seven under is pre-tournament favourite Brooke Henderson, who had a mixed bag of three birdies and four bogeys in her round of 74.
Players were again exasperated by unacceptable slow play, which resulted in rounds of more than five-and-a-half hours.
ABC TV's coverage ended with the leading groups still having three holes to play.
"The tour should put their foot down and step in with a few players. We play in the wind all the time in Europe. It wasn't a real factor," Clyburn said.
"It is bad for everyone involved."
Rounds of more than five hours have hampered all three days of the Masters and a number of players have vented their frustration.
Typically, the unflappable Shin did not lose focus during the long day on the course.
"I'm a bit tired but will recover for tomorrow," she said.
"When I came to the golf course this morning I said, 'Can we really play in this wind?'
"But I was prepared and patient. It was totally different golf to the first two days and I tried to focus on each shot."
Clyburn played superbly to be 10 under and outright leader after 15 holes, and admitted she was deflated to drop two strokes at the finish.
"I played solid from tee to green all day and putted well. It was just the last two holes," she said.
American Katie Burnett overcame a triple bogey on the seventh hole to finish her round with successive birdies for a 72 to be three shots off the pace.
Frenchwoman Celine Herbin and Thai Nontaya Srisawang shot fine rounds of 71 to finish at five under.
The leading amateur is Korean 16-year old Hye Jin Choi, who had 74 to be tied for 10th place at four under.
