Alex Noren eagled the 18th to maneuver right into a share of the lead with Adrien Saddier after three rounds of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
The Swede holed from 17 toes on the final to cap an excellent birdie-birdie-eagle end and signal for a 66 that lifted final month’s British Masters winner to fifteen below alongside Frenchman Saddier.
Saddier had earlier put himself within the image by firing eight birdies in a seven-under-par spherical of 65 by which the one blemish was a bogey on the second.
European Ryder Cup group member Tyrrell Hatton was their closest challenger two strokes additional again after persevering with his preparations for Bethpage Black by taking pictures eight birdies in a flawless 64, the most effective spherical of the day.
Another participant heading to New York, Viktor Hovland, was fourth on 12 below following an erratic 71, forward of South Africa’s Darren Fichardt on 11 below.
Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick, two extra members of Luke Donald’s aspect, had been in a gaggle of six gamers on 10 below.
The situations had been notably tough for the later starters, nevertheless, and Hideki Matsuyama and Justin Rose had been amongst these to lose floor.
Matsuyama, the in a single day chief, shot a four-over 76 to fall again to 18 below and right into a tie for twentieth place.
Rose, who was one behind on the midway stage, fell again to seven below after additionally taking pictures a 76 that featured 5 bogeys and a double.
Hovland, having additionally begun only one behind, had initially appeared able to avoiding comparable issues by opening with three birdies in 4 holes to maneuver into the lead, however his good work was quickly undone.
Successive bogeys earlier than the flip had been adopted by a seven on the twelfth, however he not less than stabilised with a birdie on the final to signal for 71. Aberg failed to fireside as he carded a 73.
Ewen Ferguson, Aaron Rai, Harry Hall (all 10 below) and Richie Ramsey (9 below) had been additionally in competition.
