Mehaffey five off the leaders at German Masters

Cara Gainer and Kristyna Napoleaova sit tied at the top of the leaderboard on 13-under-par at the end of the third round of the Amundi German Masters, with Olivia Mehaffey five off the pace after carding a one-over 73.

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It was a consistent day for England's Gainer, who followed up rounds of 68 (-4) and 67 (-5) on the first two days with a 68 (-4) in the third round.

The 27-year-old didn’t get off to the best of starts making her first bogey of the week on the first, but she soon bounced back with birdies on holes four, seven and eight.

Gainer rolled in two more birdies after the turn but dropped a shot on the 12th, she then made three birdies on the trot on 14, 15 and 16 before making a double bogey on 17 for her round of four-under.

Alongside Gainer is Czechia’s Napoleaova, who produced a round of 69 (-3) on the third day of the tournament at Golf & Country Club Seddiner See.

The 27-year-old opened with two birdies in her first three holes before rolling in another on the eighth, she made a bogey on the 15th but found another birdie on 17 before making a great par on the last to be tied for first place.

India’s Diksha Dagar carded a round of 67 (-5) which included seven birdies and two bogeys to put herself just two strokes behind the leaders on 11-under-par and in contention heading into the final day.

Sweden’s Johanna Gustavsson sits in fourth place on nine-under-par after a round of 74 (+2), while three players are in a share of fifth place with Italy’s Virginia Elena Carta, England’s Meghan MacLaren and Banbridge native Mehaffey all on eight-under-par.

French duo Nastasia Nadaud and Celine Herbin are joined by England’s Alice Hewson to round out the top 10 on seven-under-par.