HOYLAKE, United Kingdom, Sept 16, 2012 (AFP) - With 36 holes having to be squeezed into the final day after Friday's play was postponed due to wind, Australia's Karrie Webb made the biggest charge in round three with five birdies in a 68.
Shin stood on ten-under-par 206, with Webb, a three-time former winner, on seven under par and South Korea's Park Inbee alone in third place on four under after a 72 that included a double-bogey six at the 17th.
Lydia Ko (76), the 15-year-old New Zealander who won the Canadian Open last month, and England's Holly Clyburn (74) were the joint-top amateurs on three over par.
Yani Tseng, the two-time defending champion, slipped back to four over par after a round of 76.
Leading third-round scores at the Women's British Open here on Sunday (par 72):
206 - Shin Jiyai (KOR) 71-64-71
209 - Karrie Webb (AUS) 71-70-68
212 - Park Inbee (KOR) 72-68-72
213 - Mika Miyazato (JPN) 71-70-72
214 - Jenny Shin (KOR) 75-68-71
215 - Ryu So Yeon (KOR) 70-74-71, Katie Futcher (USA) 71-71-73
216 - Yuki Ichinose (JPN) 72-72-72, Ai Miyazato (JPN) 71-72-73
217 - Choi Chella (KOR) 72-73-72, Paula Creamer (USA) 73-72-72, Michelle Wie (USA) 75-70-72
218 - Angela Stanford (USA) 72-72-74
219 - Julieta Granada (PAR) 74-71-74, Cristie Kerr (USA) 72-73-74, Holly Clyburn (GBR) 72-73-74*, Lydia Ko (NZL) 72-71-76*
220 - Kim In-Kyung (KOR) 75-72-73, Seo Hee-Kyung (KOR) 72-73-75, Amy Yang (KOR) 73-72-75, Juli Inkster (USA) 79-69-72, Cindy Lacrosse (USA) 73-75-72, Catriona Matthew (GBR) 76-73-71, Stacy Lewis (USA) 74-70-76, Yani Tseng (TAI) 72-72-74
* - denotes amateur