AIG Women's Open R3 tee times: Ryu leads by one shot
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- Haeran Ryu takes a one-shot lead into the weekend at the 50th AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes, chasing a third consecutive major title, and tees off in the final group with Japan's Shiho Kuwaki
- Jeeno Thitikul sits two strokes back as world No 2 and plays Saturday alongside American Solheim Cup hopeful Yealimi Noh, still seeking a first major championship
- Lottie Woad and Charley Hull are five strokes behind at the halfway stage, both chasing a first English victory in the AIG Women's Open
- Just 19 players are under par after 36 holes, with 68 of the 144 players making the four-over cut — a tight leaderboard for moving day
- Anna Nordqvist will name her Team Europe Solheim Cup captain's picks live on Sky Sports News on Monday afternoon, with Royal Lytham serving as the final qualification event
- Third-round coverage begins Saturday from midday BST on Sky Sports Golf, with full pairings and UK tee times running from 08:50 through 14:40
Why it matters: Only 19 of 68 survivors sit under par at Royal Lytham, making the cut margin (four-over) brutal for the 144-player field and concentrating the weekend drama around a tight leaderboard. Ryu's chase for a third straight major, Thitikul's major-less résumé, and the English hopes of Woad and Hull all collide on moving day — with Nordqvist's Solheim Cup captain's picks hanging on Monday's announcement.
