Kelly off the pace in third round of US Open

SAN MARTIN, CA - JULY 09: Kelly Tan of Malaysia hits a tee shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the U.S. Women's Open at the CordeValle Golf Club on July 9, 2016 in San Martin, California. Jeff Gross/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Kelly Tan plunged down the leaderboard at the US Women’s Open after a disastrous third round.

The 22-year-old, who was joint sixth with a four-under 140 after the second round, carded a six-over 78 on Saturday in the third Major of the season. She dropped to joint 32nd on two-over 218, nine shots behind leader Lydia Ko of New Zealand.