Anne-Lise Caudal from France takes a one shot lead into the final round of the Tenerife Open at Golf Coast Adeje.
The 24-year-old from Ciboure carded a three-under-par 69 on the third day of the tournament to finish on eight-under-par, one ahead of Austria's Eva Steinberger and Britons Rebecca Hudson and Melissa Reid.
Caudal posted six birdies and three bogeys on a warm and windy day on the Canary Island with her friend Ludivine Kreutz on caddie duties.
Kreutz, a former Solheim Cup player, won the tournament in 2005 when it was last staged at Golf Costa Adeje, but missed the cut by one shot yesterday.
"She knows the course very well so she is a good caddie," said Caudal, who has not finished outside the top four places over the last three weeks on tour.
Kreutz added: "I was just carrying the bag and I said ask me a question if you want me to help you.
"I helped a couple of times on the green with the line but that's it. I just tried to talk to her to help her to relax. I did nothing, she did everything!"
Caudal is aiming to become the first back-to-back tournament winner since defending champion Nikki Garrett won the Tenerife and Spanish Opens at the beginning of last year.
Hudson, who had a one-under-par 71, will be aiming to secure her first individual LET title since the 2006 Central European Open in Hungary.
She said: "I didn't think I'd be one shot off the lead. I did think some-one would get to 10 or 11-under-par.
"l didn't actually play fabulous, especially on the front nine. I got up and down a lot. I didn't have many expectations - just wanted to go out and play well again.
"I had some chances and I didn't hole anything for par so hopefully tomorrow, if I play as well as I have done on this back nine and get a few putts going in, I should be okay.
"If I can hole some putts I've got a good chance. We'll be giving it all we can."
Reid, who leads the tour's Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year race, shot a third round of 68 and is aiming to become the first rookie winner on the tour since Finland's Minea Blomqvist took the 2004 Central European Open.
Spanish amateur Carlota Ciganda, who led by two shots at halfway, carded a 75 and shares fifth place on six under.
Collated third round scores & totals in the Tenerife Ladies Open, Golf Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain
(Spa Unless Stated, Par 72):
208 Anne Lise Caudal (Fra) 70 69 69
209 Eva Steinberger (Aut) 71 72 66, Melissa Reid (Eng) 70 71 68, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 70 68 71
210 Marta Silva 71 71 68, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 73 66 71, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 68 69 73, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 69 68 73, Carlota Ciganda 69 66 75
211 Louise Stahle (Swe) 69 69 73
212 Diana Luna (Ita) 70 73 69
213 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 69 71 73, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 70 70 73
214 Tania Elosegui 72 74 68, Martina Eberl (Ger) 72 73 69, Leah Hart (Aus) 72 72 70, Anja Monke (Ger) 69 74 71, Paula Marti 72 71 71, Julie Greciet (Fra) 67 74 73
215 Mianne Bagger (Den) 74 73 68, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 72 74 69, Clare Queen (Sco) 71 73 71, Dana Lacey (Aus) 69 75 71, Joanne Mills (Aus) 72 70 73, Carmen Alonso 69 72 74, Trish Johnson (Eng) 68 72 75
216 Marina Arruti 75 72 69, Vittoria Valvassori (Ita) 74 72 70, Beatriz Recari 73 72 71, Marta Prieto 75 70 71, Denise Charlotte Becker (Ger) 69 75 72, Julie Tvede (Den) 71 72 73, Federica Piovano (Ita) 71 70 75
217 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 73 74 70, Lisa Hall (Eng) 74 73 70, Emma Cabrera Bello 75 71 71, Laura Terebey (USA) 69 74 74
218 Martina Gillen (Irl) 73 74 71, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 71 75 72, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 78 68 72, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 71 74 73, Karen Lunn (Aus) 72 72 74, Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 73 70 75, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 72 71 75
219 Emma Lyons (Eng) 73 75 71, Azahara Munoz 76 72 71, Lydia Hall (Wal) 72 74 73, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 74 72 73, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 73 73 73, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 70 75 74, Zuzana Kamasova (Svk) 70 72 77
220 Rui Yokomine (Jpn) 75 73 72, Samantha Head (Eng) 73 73 74, Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin) 72 71 77
221 Laura Cabanillas 76 72 73, Kathryn Imrie (Sco) 73 74 74, Cherie Byrnes (Aus) 73 74 74
222 Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 72 76 74, Sofia Renell (Swe) 79 69 74, Jo Clingan (Eng) 74 72 76, Sarah Nicholson (Nzl) 76 70 76, Maria Boden (Swe) 73 72 77
223 Kate Combes (Aus) 75 73 75, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 74 74 75
225 Ana B Sanchez 77 70 78
226 Georgina Simpson (Eng) 77 69 80
227 Karen Margrethe Juul (Den) 74 73 80
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