Australian Stacey Keating chipped in for an eagle on the 15th on the third round of Lacoste Ladies Open de France to sent the crowd roaring to stay 3 shots behind leader, Diana Luna.
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Keating started her round strong with 2 under after the turn, but bogeys on 11th, 12th and 14th saw her slipping away from the top of the leaderboard.
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Keating followed up with a birdie after her chipped in eagle and finished with 1 under par 69 and now lie tied on the second spot with Italian Anne-Lise Caudal and Spaniard Carlota Ciganda.
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Caudal was a crowd favourite and was impressive in her 3 under 67 round which included 4 consecutive birdies from the 5th hole and an eagle on the 15th.
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Luna, the 36 hole leader, kept a steady game and capitalised on her birdie chances with a total of 4 birdies in the front nine and 2 bogeys on the second nine to finish with 2 under par 68.
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Lorena Ochoa, retired former No. 1 player, remained the star attraction to the event and didn&apost disappoint with her 2 under par 68 total to finish tied 19th.
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Australians Bree Arthur, Nikki Garrett and Sarah Kemp are all tied 23rd. Rebecca Artis is tied 53rd.
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