On a day when Carnoustie or “Carnasty” played more like “Carnicely”, few players were able to take advantage of the easy conditions.

The day started off well for Lexi Thompson, the overnight leader who had a one-stroke lead over Yuka Saso.

Saturdays have become known as “moving day” in professional golf and today was no exception at the U.S. Women’s Open.

Yuka Saso of the Philippines shot a relatively stress free 67 ( - 4 under), to take a 1-shot lead into the weekend over Jeongeun Lee-6.

the big news of the day was amateur player Megha Ganne finishing as the co-leader, having posted a 67 (-4 under), with a score of 67.

The scores of the previous tournaments that have been held here, it's pretty eye opening to see that the winning score was plus one.

One of the lesser-known storylines though, involves Canadian player, Rebecca Lee-Bentham and her return to competitive golf after retiring.

“I have reset my goals a little bit, . . . If anything, I’d like to climb up that world ranking a little bit more, as far up as I can. "

"When I qualified for the Open (USWO), she sent me a text message to congratulate me and that she hoped to see me there (in San Francisco).