Spain’s Jon Rahm moved to inside two photographs of the lead on the Spanish Open after carding a six-under-par 65 in Saturday’s third spherical.
The three-time former champion pulled again three photographs on chief Angel Hidalgo, whose 68 left him on 13 beneath for the match.
Rahm will be part of fellow Spaniard Hidalgo in Sunday’s last pairing at Membership de Campo Villa de Madrid.
David Puig, additionally of Spain, is a shot again on 11 beneath following his 65, whereas England’s world quantity 184 Joe Dean and United States Ryder Cup participant Patrick Reed are on eight beneath.
Rahm was solely allowed to enter the match after lodging a late appeal against fines imposed by the DP World Tour for his participation in conflicting Saudi Arabian-funded LIV Golf tournaments.
The 29-year-old two-time main champion must play in 4 tournaments a season to retain his membership of the European-based circuit, which is critical to be thought of for the 2025 Ryder Cup workforce.
He has already performed on the Paris Olympics, which counts as a DP World Tour occasion, and has entered subsequent month’s Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship in Scotland and the Andalucia Masters at Sotogrande in Spain.
The DP World Tour season ends in November.