Sweden's Jesper Svensson shot a third-round 67 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the French FedEx Open.
Denmark's Torbjorn Olsen and England's Sam Bairstow are tied for second at 12 under, while compatriots Joe Dean and Dan Bradbury remain in contention. middle.
Bradbury, who shares the lead with Svensson and Thomas Detry of Belgium, shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday, while Detry shot a 1-over 72 to tie with Justin • Rose is tied, five shots behind.
The 2013 U.S. Open champion and former world No. 1 was two points behind at the midway stage but is currently tied for 15th after 70 rounds.
Svensson was targeting his second DP World Tour victory after winning the Porsche Singapore Classic in March, with the 28-year-old posting 18 in regulation during the third round. 16 in the ridge, thus gaining an absolute lead.
The Swede birdied four of his first six holes for a total of five birdies, but bogeyed the 17th hole at Nationals for a 4-under 67.
“I played really well all day long, had a lot of good looks, hit a lot of good putts,” Svensson said. “A lot of putts are slipping through and hopefully they’ll come down tomorrow.”
Olson, who had four birdies, also shot a 67 on Saturday, while Bairstow shot a 6-under 65, including a brilliant chip-in for eagle on the 14th hole.
“The front nine went really well and I just made a few putts on the back nine,” Bairstow said. “Hopefully it will continue.”
Sixteen-year-old Ukrainian Lev Grinberg was playing in his fifth DP World Tour event, but he hit two balls into the water on No. 15 and ended up with triple bogey. 70, tied for first place. No. 30, 6 under.
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