Thorbjørn Olesen will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Thailand Classic after firing a flawless 64 on Saturday.
The Dane began the day three shots off the lead but made four birdies on each nine on Moving Day to reach 18 under par and take over at the top of the leaderboard.
The 33-year-old has made a strong start to the 2023 campaign, finishing in the top 20 in all three of the events he has played so far.
And he will bid to convert that fine form into a seventh DP World Tour title in Sunday’s final round.
His countryman Nicolai Højgaard and Germany’s Yannik Paul were Olesen’s nearest challengers on 16 under, with Joost Luiten another shot further back in solo fourth.
South Africa’s Zander Lombard is on 12 under (T11) after a third-round 67 that included five birdies.
Olesen opened his third round with a birdie at the 1st before picking up another shot from around 15 feet at the 3rd.
A beautiful approach into the 6th set up another birdie there, and he holed from 10 feet at the 9th to close the front nine with his fourth gain of the day.
After making another birdie from around 10 feet at the 10th, Olesen gave himself a good eagle chance on the 11th but had to settle for a third straight birdie.
And he made it four in a row at the 12th before pulling off a good par save on the 13th to keep his card clean.
Olesen then got his eighth birdie at the par-five 15th, having reached the green in two from a fairway bunker and two-putted.
– Edited report from DP World Tour website
