Aditi Ashok is at -6.
Inbee Park #1 (-10), Stacy Lewis #2 (-9), Brooke Henderson and Charley Hull #3 (-8)
Brooke Henderson of Canada makes a late charge into the Top 3!
Inbee Park, absolute champion, ends with a birdie to take the outright lead at -10 under par.
Inbee Park with a birdie on the 17th! Another birdie on the last hole will give her the outright lead.
While Stacy Lewis has flourished, another American, Lexi Thompson has not had the best time at the Olympic Golf Course today. She is at +1 over par after 15 holes.
If she is able to maintain her consistency, she will definitely have a shot at a medal.
Currently Aditi Ashok is in 7th place. What's important is she will only need a 3 shot swing either way to go into the lead.
Inbee Park hits a birdie on the 15th hole to go within 1 of the leader. Crucial 3 holes coming up for her.
She did one better than Aditi Ashok today with her round of -4 under par.
Nicole Larsen of Denmark joins the list of players at -7 under par.
Earlier in the day, Aditi Ashok signed off at -6 under par.
Inbee Park is currently at -7 under par with 6 holes left. She seems like the only golfer who could really disturb the top.
Stacy Lewis at the top, Charley Hull one behind and Marianne Skarpnord third.
The top of the leaderboard looks quite settled now.
Charley Hull is one who has gone under the radar and done really well! Just one stroke behind the leader Stacy Lewis at -8 under par.
Ends at -9 under par overall. Good luck to anyone trying to catch her.
This is the same score that Marcus Fraser achieved on the first day of the men's event.
Stacy Lewis finishes the day at -8 under par 63. Simply sensational!
Nicole Larsen hits another birdie on the 15th! Sensational. She joins Stacy Lewis at -8 under par.
Nicole Larsen is another who threatens to run away with this with her impressive showing.
Last hole left for Stacy Lewis. Another birdie here will be sensational!
Stacy Lewis takes the outright lead with her birdie on the 17th hole.
3 golfers are now tied at -7 under par. Stacy Lewis, Nicole Larsen and Marianne Skarpnord.
Nicole Larsen, who enjoyed a good round of -3 under par yesterday, is putting in another good display. She is tied for the lead now.
Today she is -6 under after 14 holes! An absolutely splendid performance.
Leona Maguire finished yesterday at +3 over par.
Teresa Lu signs off with a round of -4 under par 67. It is a day that started well with a -5 under par front nine, but she shot +1 over in the back 9.
Minjee Lee is just about hanging on to her hot start here. 4 pars and one bogey in the last 5.
It must be killing her to watch on from the sidelines, she's done her bit. Now it's upto the others.
The longer the lead stays at -7 under par, the better it is for Aditi.
With a birdie on the 13th, Lewis Stacy goes to the top of the leaderboard at -7 under par. Sensational performance!
Lewis Stacy of USA threatens to take the lead today. She's already at -5 under par for the day and has 6 holes to go.
But it's been a terrific performance. 5 birdies, 2 bogeys, 3 pars.
How costly that bogey will prove to be is something that will have to be seen.
She's down to third place now.
Matches her total on the first day of -3 under par 68.
Aditi Ashok finishes with a bogey on the par 5 18th!
Marianne Skarpnord finishes at -5 under par for the day. She has a share of the lead at -7 under par overall. Special performance from the golfer from Norway.
Inbee Park of Korea remains at -5 under par after the first 3 holes.
One hole to go for Aditi Ashok. Par 5 18th. Can she take the outright lead?
Aditi nearly birdies the 17th hole, the ball just rolls over the hole and she will now tap it in to save par.
Two holes to go for Aditi! Needs to avoid the bogey. Two pars here would do.
Aditi Ashok hits another birdie on the 16th hole! She's back to the top of the leaderboard. What a performance this is.
Marianna Skarpnord hits two birdies on a row on the 16th and 17th holes, goes on top of the leaderboard.
Par 4 16th is next for Aditi, followed by a par 3 17th and a par 5 18th. Three different challenges! Let's see how she does.
Birdie from Aditi on the 15th hole! This is super stuff. She is back to -6 under par, now in second place.
Lexi Thompson and Inbee Park tee off. It will be fascinating to see how they fare.
Four holes to go for Aditi, can she climb up further?
Tomorrow will be a fascinating day. Do join me for the coverage. See you!