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Leaderboard as it stands
Men’s:
-12: Min Woo Lee
-9: Patrick Rodgers (USA), Connor Syme (SCO).
-8: Adam Bland, Sam Brazel, Jhonattan Vegas (VEN), Joaquin Niemann (CHL).
-7: Kade McBride, Sean Crocker (USA), Jason Scrivener, Ryo Hisatsune (JPN), David Horsey (ENG), Rikuya Hoshino (JPN), Grant Forrest (SCO), Jeffrey Guan, Sam Jones (NZL), Alex Fitzpatrick (ENG), Lars can Meijel (NLD).
Women’s:
-9: Jiyai Shin (KOR).
-7: Ashleigh Buhai (RSA).
-6: Jenny Shin (KOR).
-4: Justice Bosio (a).
-3: Caitlin Pierce (a), Sarah Hammett (a).
-2: Grace Kim.
Early birdies for Minjee Lee
Minjee Lee has started her third round with a couple of crackers this morning, with a birdie on her first two holes of the day.
She’s still seven shots behind leader Jiyai Shin, but hopefully it’s a sign of great things to come.
Minjee Lee has a perfect start to the third round. Credit: Getty
Over in the men’s competition, veteran Adam Bland and American Sean Crocker have given the chasing pack hope with six-under-par third-round 66s to close in on red-hot Australian Open leader Min Woo Lee.
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Watch: Min Woo Lee’s round two bunker shot
Tee times
We’ve already seen a bunch of groups tee off this morning, including Minjee Lee and Cameron Davis, but our tournament leaders are set to get started in the next hour.
Here’s a quick look at the tee off times for some of our fan favourites:
12:10pm – Marc Leishmann, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, Adam Scott.
12:32pm – Rachel Lee (a), Kylie Henry, Jeneath Wong (a).
12:43pm – Cameron Smith, Conor Purcell, Nicolo Galletti.
12:49pm – Min Woo Lee, Connor Syme, Patrick Rodgers.
1:00pm – Jenny Shin, Ashleigh Buhai, Jiyai Shin.
1:05pm – Elvis Smylie, Jasper Stubbs (a), Philipp Katich.
Leaderboard as it stands
Men’s:
-12: Min Woo Lee
-9: Patrick Rodgers (USA), Connor Syme (SCO).
-8: Adam Bland, Sam Brazel, Jhonattan Vegas (VEN), Joaquin Niemann (CHL).
-7: Kade McBride, Sean Crocker (USA), Jason Scrivener, Ryo Hisatsune (JPN), David Horsey (ENG), Rikuya Hoshino (JPN), Grant Forrest (SCO), Jeffrey Guan, Sam Jones (NZL), Alex Fitzpatrick (ENG), Lars can Meijel (NLD).
Women’s:
-9: Jiyai Shin (KOR).
-7: Ashleigh Buhai (RSA).
-6: Jenny Shin (KOR).
-4: Justice Bosio (a).
-3: Caitlin Pierce (a), Sarah Hammett (a).
-2: Grace Kim.
Albatross alert
Teenage amateur Ann Jang has recorded a rare albatross in a spectacular start to the Australian Open third round in Sydney.
Jang holed her second shot at the par-5 first hole at The Australian Golf Club on Saturday to leap from three over to even par for the championship in one fell swoop.
A member of the nearby NSW club in La Perouse, 16-year-old Jang is the latest amateur to announce their arrival on the big stage this week, rocketing up to a share of 11th on the leaderboard midway through her third round.
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Welcome
Good morning golfing fans, and welcome to our live coverage of day three of the Australian Open.
There’s a bit to catch up on after the first two days of competition out at The Australian and The Lakes, but here’s what you need to know:
Everyone’s favourite chef, Min Woo Lee, is three clear at the top of the men’s leaderboard on -12, while South Korean Jiyai Shin is leading the women on -9.
The question on everyone’s lips heading into day three is, how is Min Woo Lee so good? And can he keep it up?
Like in the 2007 Disney masterpiece Ratatouille, does Min Woo Lee have a tiny mouse/chef under his hat controlling his every move and helping him achieve greatness? Or is he just extremely talented and finding his stride at the right time?
How is Min Woo Lee so good? Credit: Getty/Supplied
