New Zealand golfer Nick Voke will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Tour of Australasia's Players Series Sydney event.
Entering day three up two, the Asian Tour pro ended the day at 22-under, with a four-shot cushion over Australian Jake McLeod following a five-under 67 at the Castle Hill Country Club on Saturday.
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Fellow Kiwi Tyler Wood is one of three players tied for third a further three strokes back at 15-under, while Momoka Kobori is the third-best woman in the field, five shots off the pace, tied for 26th at nine-under.
The action was front-loaded for Voke, with an eagle, four birdies and a bogey in the first seven holes, before 11 straight pars. The 30-year-old eagled the par-five fifth hole, following it with back-to-back birdies.
Wood produced one of the low rounds of the day, a bogey-free eight-under 64, to move up 16 places. He made four straight birdies on the front-nine and three in a row on the back-nine.
Kobori dropped from a tie for fifth after a one-over 73 that featured two birdies and three bogeys.
At the DP World Tour's Kenya Open, Kazuma Kobori dropped into a share of 56th after a third-round two-over 73.
The 23-year-old compiled three birdies and five bogeys at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi on Saturday (Sunday NZ Time) to fall to even-par for the week, 14 shots behind the leader, South African Jacques Kruyswijk.
Kobori, the younger brother of Momoka, made a promising start, with two birdies in the first seven holes, before three straight bogeys around the turn as he dropped four shots in a six-hole stretch.