Moving Day lived up to its name as 67 athletes competed in the third round of the Reliance Matrix Championship presented by Epson on Saturday afternoon at Spanish Trail Country Club.

Cholcheva Wongras holds a five-shot lead heading into Championship Sunday, after carding an steady 3-under par round on Saturday. The Thailand native started off slow after a record breaking 11-under par second round.

The Epson Tour rookie opened her round with a string of pars before finding her first bogey of the tournament on the par-3 seventh. Wongras began to gain momentum knocking birdies in on nine to round the turn even par.

“I think, well, the putting was okay today, said Wongras. “I think the greens are a bit firmer and faster today. So my front nine, I think I putted too strong every single hole. So I will adjust myself a little bit on the back nine and then bounce back with some birdies. So that's great.”

The 19-year-old found a groove on the back side, draining back-to-back birdies on holes 10 and 11. Wongras faltered with a bogey on 12, but battled out finding two more birdies to separate herself even further from the remainder of the field as she heads into Sunday in search of her first professional victory on the Epson Tour.

“I think everyone's coming here, they just want to win, so I'm just going to do my best, stick to my plan and I think communication is key, expressed Wongras. “If I like talk to my caddies enough, to express how I feel during the round, so that's going to helped me a lot doing tomorrow rounds.”

Fellow rookie, Mirabel Ting started her third round off with three under-par holes before the eighth tee box, heading to the back nine 2-under par. The Malaysian continued to dive deeper into the red with birdies on 10, 12, 16 and 18 to finish the day signing for a 5-under, 67 jumping into a tie for second place.

“I think I putted the ball really well today and my irons are a little bit better comparing to last week and the green here hold a lot better than last week as well, said Ting. “Last week was just hit and hope and this week is just like I'm able to go aggressive on the pins. That's the difference.”

Ting sits in a tie for second with Epson Tour veteran, Mariel Galdiano.

The Hawaii native started off strong with four consecutive birdies on her opening nine. The UCLA graduate struggled on the par-4 13th, making a triple-bogey, but battled until the finish to have the chance for eagle on her final hole of the round. Galdiano ultimately made birdie to card a 2-under, 70 and is heading into Championship Sunday looking for her first Epson Tour victory.

Becca Huffer had a strong day on the links making ten birdies and zero bogey, ultimately signing for her best score of a 10-under, 62, vaulting from T36 into T4.

The leaderboard remains packed, with several players at 14-under tied in the top 10, promising a dramatic final round for the title, $250,000 purse, and crucial Race to the Card points toward LPGA dreams.

The final round begins at 7:00 a.m. local time with a split tee format. Follow along with live scoring here.

Cholcheva Wongras Holds Five Shot Lead at the Reliance Matrix Championship presented by Epson after Round Three

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