Aussies in the hunt at LPGA event

Minjee Lee and Su Oh have moved within striking distance of leader Ariya Jutanugarn after three rounds of the LPGA event in Virginia.

Minjee Lee chips out of the sand

Minjee Lee (Pic) and Su Oh move within striking distance of the leader in the LPGA in Virginia. (AAP)

AP - Defending champion Minjee Lee and fellow Australian Su Oh are in the mix going into the final round of the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship in Virginia.

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn, chasing a second consecutive win, shot a bogey-free six-under-par 65 third round on Saturday to lead on 10-under-par.

Lee posted a 68 to be two shots back in a tie for fifth with Oh a further shot away and tied eighth.

The 19-year-old Lee in seeking her third LPGA title after adding a victory in Hawaii last month to her win in the Kingsmill a year ago.

Jutanugarn, 20, had three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the front nine on the soggy River Course and birdied three of the last six holes.

Jutanugarn is coming off a victory two weeks ago in Alabama that made her the first Thai winner in LPGA Tour history.

She leads compatriot Pornanong Phatlum and South Koreans In Gee Chun and So Yeon Ryu by one stroke.

"Normally if I'm tied for the lead or one shot behind, I get a little bit excited, but today I'm not," Jutanugarn said.

"I just keep playing my game and have fun and enjoy it with every shot. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but it's good enough for me to be right here."


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