Vu, Hull take advantage of Ewing's collapse to share 3rd-round lead at Women's British Open

Lilia Vu moved into position to become the first American this century to win multiple women's majors in the same year.

She's got company atop the leaderboard in home favourite Charley Hull at the Women's British Open.

The final major of the year came to life Saturday at Walton Heath thanks to a third-round collapse from overnight leader Ally Ewing, whose five-shot advantage lasted nine holes before she was swallowed up by a slew of chasers.

First it was Vu, who won the Chevron Championship in April, and then came another American in Angel Yin before Hull made three straight birdies from No. 15 to join the party.

A brilliant 67 saw <a href="https://twitter.com/TheLiliaVu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheLiliaVu</a> move to joint-top of the AIG Women's Open leaderboard on Saturday. <br><br>Will she win her second major this year?<a href="https://twitter.com/toyotires_uk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@toyotires_uk</a> <a href="https://t.co/vG7WIiKQv4">pic.twitter.com/vG7WIiKQv4</a>

Vu (67) and Hull (68) shared the lead on 9-under par at the end of the round. One shot back was Yin (67), who lost a playoff to Vu at the Chevron, and Hyo Joo Kim (68), and Ewing was two off the lead after shooting 3-over 75 — nine strokes worse than her second round.

"It's been a while since I played Chevron that I actually felt pretty decent about my game and where it's at," said the No. 6-ranked Vu, who missed the cut at two of the other majors this year's and then was tied for 42nd at the Evian Championship. "So I'm just going to do the same thing I did today — just focusing on tee shots and giving myself a good opportunity for birdies, and just do that tomorrow, not think too much about the wind.

"Because every time that happens, it just slips away from