Leona Maguire caught fire on the back nine to surge into contention at the KPMG Women's Irish Open.
The Cavan golfer needed to go low after a bitterly disappointing second round 75 saw her out early on Saturday morning.
But after bogeying the first hole, Maguire needed to scramble well to avoid dropping further shots before she birdied the sixth and nine holes to turn in 34 strokes.
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Maguire failed to birdie the par-five 11th hole before her round caught fire on the back nine.
Birdies on the 12, 14th and 15th holes was followed by an eagle on the par-five 16th hole.
The 27-year-old then birdied the last to come home in 31 strokes and sign for a 65 in front of big crowds at Dromoland Castle in Clare.
Maguire is currently just three shots off the lead being jointly-held by Carmen Alonso, Moa Folke and Smilla Tarning Soenderby.
The pre-tournament favourite is looking to win her national open for the first time in the same season she won on the LPGA Tour for the first time.
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