ESPN.com · Jul 12, 2025
Cara Gainer, Gabriela Ruffels share lead going into Evian final round
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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Golf wasn't the first love of Cara Gainer or Gabriela Ruffels, who grew up wanting to be professional tennis players and came close to making it.
Now they're in sight of becoming an unlikely major winner in their adopted sport.
Gainer, a No. 129-ranked Englishwoman, and Ruffels, a 71st-ranked Australian, will be in the final group at the Evian Championship on Sunday after powering through the field in the third round of the fourth major of the year in women's golf.
On a glorious Saturday at Evian Resort Golf Club, Gainer shot 7-under 64 to move to 11 under for the week and was soon joined in the lead by Ruffels, who shot 66.