Tommy Fleetwood benefited from a large stroke of luck on the ultimate gap of his third spherical on the DP World India Championship to finish the day two pictures behind chief Keita Nakajima.
In a single day chief Fleetwood endured a irritating again 9 at Delhi Golf Membership, lacking a succession of quick putts as Japan’s Nakajima overtook him with a surprising seven-under-par spherical of 65.
England’s Fleetwood was trailing by three when he put his strategy shot deep into timber lining the par-five 18th, however his ball bounced out and he was capable of end with a chip and a putt for birdie.
The 34-year-old’s 69 took him to fifteen below for his three rounds, whereas Ryder Cup team-mate Shane Lowry is a shot again in third place after additionally carding a 69.
Elsewhere, England’s Alex Fitzpatrick is in a four-way tie for fourth place on 13 below following his bogey-free 67, whereas Rory McIlroy is down in fifteenth, on 10 below after his 68.
Fleetwood stormed into the lead with a stunning eight-under 64 in Friday’s second spherical, however lower a annoyed determine on Saturday as his putter ran chilly.
He was three below for the day on the flip, however missed two six-foot birdie putts on the again 9, then one from an analogous distance on the seventeenth for par.
Nakajima seized his alternative, making seven birdies and no bogeys as he moved from fourth place in a single day to move the sector on 17 below par.
Lowry, who performed alongside Nakajima, additionally birdied the final to remain inside touching distance of the lead.
“Keita performed nice as we speak,” the Irishman informed the DP World Tour. “He will probably be laborious to beat tomorrow, however there will probably be a couple of of us not far behind him and hopefully giving him a run.”
