Yealimi Noh finishes third at the Women's Open after losing a four-stroke lead.

Noh closed with a three-over 74 and finished at four under, one stroke outside the playoff. She made five bogeys and failed to birdie any of the three par-five holes.

Noh said the finish hurt but left Royal Lytham encouraged after entering the week without a top-10 result in 15 consecutive tournaments.