Local hero Andy Sullivan enjoyed a birdie-birdie finish to make it a six-way tie at the top heading into the final day at the British Masters.
Joost Luiten and Guido Migliozzi had set an early target of seven under on day three at The Belfry but it seemed unlikely they would be at the top at the end of the day when they were signing their cards.
On a frenetic day of scoring in the wind, however, that proved to be the case as Sullivan, fellow Englishmen James Morrison and Oliver Wilson and Dane Niklas Nørgaard all finished at the same score.
German Maximilian Kieffer was then at six under, a shot clear of Frenchman Romain Langasque and South African duo Bryce Easton and Justin Walters, with 39 players within five shots of the lead.
Easton’s round of 68 included eight birdies and four bogies, while Walters carded a second successive 70 with six birdies and four bogies.
Luiten – who finished second last week at the BMW International Open – and Migliozzi both fired rounds of 68, with the other four leading contenders getting round in 70.
Home duo Sullivan and Wilson were in the penultimate group and with a large crowd gathered on the 18th, the former got the biggest cheer of the day when he holed a 40-footer down the slope to join the lead.
Signing off day three in style! ?@andysulligolf joins five others at the top at seven under par.#BetfredBritishMasters pic.twitter.com/yBoeIBalpI
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 1, 2023
Matthew Baldwin secured a £50,000 donation to Prostate Cancer UK from Betfred as he made it 28 holes-in-one from 28 events this season, holing a five iron from 198 yards at the 14th.
.@Betfred donated £50,000 to @ProstateUK courtesy of @mattbaldwin26‘s hole in one at the 14th on Moving Day ?#BetfredBritishMasters pic.twitter.com/atyVfP5fDX
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 1, 2023
– Edited report from DP World Tour website
