One shot put Minjee Lee right in the mix to clinch her second US Women’s Open, and third major.

She will begin the final round in a three-way tie for the lead with Andrea Lee and Wichanee Meechai after carding a 4-under 66 in the third round.

The 2022 champion would join the legendary Karrie Webb with two US Open crowns if she goes on to win.

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Lee was four strokes off the lead and struggling to get anything going when she hit her second shot on the par-5 seventh to less than a metre for a tap-in eagle.

Equally impressive was her tee shot to a scary front left pin on the notorious par-3 12th hole – the same one on which Nelly Korda made 10 on during the first round.

“I actually thought there would be quite a few opportunities for birdie today,” Lee said after the round.

“It’s moving day and knowing the USGA they would probably put a couple of the tees (forward) – I thought the setup was really great today.

“So I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.”

Lee said her game plan for her final round on Monday morning (AEST) was simple – stay in her own game.

“Take it step by step. It’s going to be tricky – there’s gonna be a lot of eyes on you, a lot of fans out there,” she said.

“Just be patient, I’m just gonna stick to my game plan and my processes, and I think that’s the best thing that I can do.”

Lee had a birdie putt on 18 lip out that would have given her the outright lead going into the final round. She will play in the final group anyway.

Behind that three-way tie for the lead at 5-under, only two other players are under par.

Nelly Korda and other big stars in women’s golf were long gone from Lancaster Country Club. Left behind was a tremendous give-and-take among five players who remained under par.

Everyone else was over par, and Lancaster Country Club isn’t the track that allows for big charges. It’s more hang on for dear life, particularly in a final round at a US Open.

At stake is a $3.6 million payoff to the winner, by far the largest in women’s golf. Lancaster has had huge galleries all week, just like in 2015, and the stage might feel even bigger.

Three of the contenders under par are former major champions. Andrea Lee was a decorated amateur who has one LPGA victory.

Meechai might be the most honest about her chances.

She is staying in a house by herself — it was rented by a Thai player who didn’t qualify — and thought the house might be haunted. “If they have a ghost in the house, I think the ghost likes me,” she said earlier in the week.

And then she told of waking up at 3am ahead her third round.

She said she had been dreaming of the US Women’s Open.

“I think it’s in my mind, very deep in there,” she said.

“I don’t think I can get rid of it. I’m trying to get along with it. I hope it works.”

Lee will tee off in her final round at 4.15am (AEST) Monday. – With AP