New Zealand golfer Ben Campbell has surged into the top-10 at the Asian Tour's season finale.
Campbell made eight birdies during a seven-under 64 at the Riyadh Golf Club during the third round of the Saudi International on Friday (Saturday NZ Time), climbing 20 spots up the leaderboard.
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That leaves the 33-year-old tied for eighth at 13-under, four strokes behind the 54-hole leader, Chilean Joaquin Niemann.
Six off the lead starting the day, Campbell made three straight birdies to open his round, then three more to start his back-nine, before finishing with six straight pars. He also made birdies at the fifth and seventh holes.
Campbell, who hit 10-of-14 fairways, 15-of-18 greens in regulation and required just 26 putts, including 10 one-putt greens, will tee off in the final round on Saturday in the third-to-last group at 10.58am local time (8.58pm NZT).
Campbell's compatriot and playing partner Nick Voke went in the opposite direction during the third round, falling from T28 to T62 after a two-over 73.
Voke, 30, made a promising but unspectacular start, with eight pars before a birdie at the ninth. However, the bogeys piled up on the back-nine, at the 11th, 12th, 17th and 18th, with a lone birdie at the 15th.
Up-and-coming golfer Tyler Wood has moved up to a tie for fourth at the Victorian PGA Championship on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
The 24-year-old carded a three-under 69 in the second round at the Moonah Links Open course on Friday to get to eight-under, four back of the leader Jason Hong.
Fellow Kiwi Denzel Ieremia was one of the day’s big movers, with a four-under 67 on the Legends course to rise to a tie for 22nd at four-under.
Holding on to make the weekend cut at two-under was Tyler Hodge, with a one-under 71 on the Legends course.
Jake Meenhorst (T60, even-par), James Hydes (T91, six-over) and Kit Bittle (T108, eight-over) all missed the cut.
Meanwhile, at the DP World Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa, Kiwi Daniel Hillier remains on track for a strong result after 36 holes.
Hillier managed a one-over 73 in the second round at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday (Saturday NZT), moving him into a share of 21st at one-over, but still just six shots behind the leader, Frenchman Julien Guerrier.
The 26-year-old rolled in birdies at the second, eighth and 10th holes, while bogeying the fourth, fifth, 13th and 16th.