Rose Zhang leads at Maybank as Maguire and Meadow move up the leaderboard

Rose Zhang shot a seven-under par 65 to take the lead.
Rose Zhang leads at Maybank as Maguire and Meadow move up the leaderboard

TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD: Rose Zhang leads the way at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpar after a seven-under par 65 in the third round. Pic: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images

Rose Zhang leads the way at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpar after a seven-under par 65 in the third round.

The 20-year-old American is 18 under overall and just one shot ahead of Thai pair Atthaya Thitikul (62) and Jasmine Suwannapura who led at the halfway.

Irish duo Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow are ten behind Zhang in a seven way tie for 21st place.

Four birdies from Maguire moves her up to eight under par after a 68, her best round of the week.

Meadow is also eight under after a three under par 69 with five birdies and two bogeys. 

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