Lauren Walsh and Sara Byrne remain in striking distance in Belgium
Lauren Walsh and Sara Byrne are both within striking range following the third round of the Hulencourt Women's Open in Belgium.
The in-form Walsh, who led at the halfway point of last week's Tenerife Women's Open before dropping off, is in a tie for seventh on six-under par, four shots off the lead held by India's Avani Prashanth.
Byrne, meanwhile, sits just outside the top 10 after a third-round 70 moved her to four-under par.
Walsh went even better with a 68 despite a slow start.
After opening with four pars, the Dubliner bogeyed the par-three fifth to fall back to one-under par, but it would be her only dropped shot of the day with back-to-back birdies at the sixth and seventh and the 11th and 12th being followed by another birdie at the 17th.
Byrne temporarily got to five-under after three birdies over her first 12 holes, but a bogey at the 15th saw her drop outside the top 10.
It's youngster Prashanth who leads the way following a third-round 69. The 18-year-old drained a huge putt on her last hole – the ninth – to ensue a one-stroke lead over France's Nastasia Nadaud.
England's Cara Gainer is back in contention on six-under with the joint lowest round of the day. It was matched by Germany's Celina Sattelkau that took the latter to four-under par following a 66.
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