Three birdies in her final five holes have vaulted Ladies European Tour and WPGA Tour of Australasia winner Lydia Hall to the top of the leaderboard after two rounds of the Australian Women’s Classic - Bonville.

The Welshwoman needed just 25 putts on Saturday to get around Bonville Golf Resort on her way to a three-under 69 to see her reach four-under, one stroke clear of Victorian Stephanie Bunque, New Zealander Wenyung Keh and Sydney-sider Breanna Gill.

Hall said being more aggressive with her putting stroke was the key behind her great round.

“You know that more often than not they go with the slope so you’ve just got to trust the line that you pick and that’s kind of what I went with today. I missed a few on the low side yesterday so I just went a little bit more aggressive with my pace,” Hall said.

“It was a little bit too aggressive sometimes but nothing more than two or three feet coming back.

“That was the goal coming into today, just being a little bit more aggressive with the putts, and it worked.”

Overnight leader Bunque produced a more consistent round on day two than her roller-coaster first day and it was enough to keep her within reach thanks to a scrappy 73.

“I’m glad that I hung in tough. I could’ve had anything from one-over to 10-over it was honestly that bad,” Bunque said.

“I’m really proud of myself for hanging in there and one shot behind is like nothing in golf terms.

“I’m still right up there and I’m feeling excited for the challenge and the chase tomorrow.”

Gill and Keh both shot a 71 to also be just one stroke behind the leader.

For Keh, she admits being near the top of the leaderboard with just 18 holes to play is a rare experience for her.

“I don’t know when the last time that I was in contention. It was back when I was an amateur, it’s been so long,” she recalled.

“I think the last time was the Asia-Pacific Amateur and that was probably five years ago.”

Gill has been one of the most consistent players on the WPGA Tour of Australasia this summer and is hoping the consistency can continue for one more round.

“My game plan out here is just to really focus on my lines, pick my trees off the tee that I’m trying to hit it towards and go through my routine,” Gill said.

Thailand’s Cholcheva Wongras, Danni Vasquez from Wollongong and amateurs Ella Scaysbrook and Sarah Hammett are a further stroke behind on one-under to be part of the small group of just eight players to be in red figures ahead of the final round.

Winner of last week’s Women’s NSW Open at Tuncurry, Momoka Kobori bogeyed the final hole in a round of four-under 68 to sneak inside the top-10 just four strokes from the lead.