Guangdong teenager Ren Yue (72) and Thai Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul (75) were equal fourth at five strokes back.

Lin, who goes by the name of ‘Janet’, started the day with a two shot lead and closed with a round that featured four birdies and four bogeys, including one at the last.

“All week, if I put my real Janet hat on, I will say today I am not doing my best and I have so many things to be improving,” said Lin who struggled with her putting throughout the championship.

“My weakness is still pretty obvious, but it’s winning the tournament that counts. It means I can handle it the best on the course no matter what happens. Overall, this is a really big week for me in the way I handle everything.”

Determined not to finish “runner-up again”, the 21-year-old Liu came out strong in front of her home crowd with consecutive birdies starting at the 364-yard first to get to three-under. She then went bogey-double bogey-bogey over the next three holes to drop to one-over. Four more birdies and a bogey at the last hole followed.

“I had a great start and made two birdies in a row, but that double bogey was bad. It showed that I was inexperienced. Without that double I could have contended with Lin Xiyu. Those two dropped shots gave me a lesson, which might be a great thing for the future,” she said.

Feng also started with consecutive birdies after starting five shots back. The China No. 1, however, could not mount a challenge in finishing with a round that included four birdies and three bogeys. The Guangdong great had nothing but praise for Lin.

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