New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has slipped down the leaderboard at the season-ending tournament on the LPGA Tour following a one over 73 in her third round.
Lydia Ko Photo: Photosport
Ko struggled to get going at the CME Group Tour Championship on Saturday, mixing three birdies with four bogeys.
The world number one started the day in the lead but now finds herself in a tie for fourth, two shots behind the leader - England's Charley Hull.
Hull shot a six-under 66 to move to 13 under for the tournament but has two golfers - American Brittany Lincicome and South Korea's So Yeon Ryu, just one shot back.
Ko's closest rival in the world rankings and the leader of the Race to the CME Globe - Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn, is also in a tie for fourth at 11 under after she carded a seven under 65 on Saturday.
Ko and Jutanugarn are neck and neck for the one-million dollar cash bonus for finishing the year as the season's best player - an award Ko's won for the past two years in a row.
The 19-year-old will be in the third-to-last group off in the third round and is paired with South Korean's Amy Yang and In Gee Chun.
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