A third consecutive round in the 60s left New Zealand golfer David Smail one shot off the lead going into the final round of the A$1.4 ($1.59) million Australian PGA Championship in Queensland today.
On another day of low scoring at Coolum's Hyatt Regency course yesterday, Smail rattledin five birdies to match his opening round 67 for a 54-hole total of 13-under 203.
That left him one shot behind the outright leader, South Africa's Rory Sabbatini, who also shot 67, and he was tied for second with four others - American Jason Gore and Australians Adam Bland, Michael Sim and Peter Lonard.
Smail began the day two shots behind leader Adam Scott and was again a model of consistency, recording a blemish-free round including birdies on the first, seventh, 12th, 15th and 18th.
Scott meanwhile dropped off the pace with a triple bogey eight on the 12th, but fought back with three birdies late in his round to be 10-under.
Another New Zealander, Michael Long, put himself in the frame for a healthy pay cheque with a third round of 66, including seven birdies and a bogey five on the 10th.
It left Long tied for 16th, six shots off the lead at eight-under.
Of the other Kiwis, Mahal Pearce shot a one-under 71 to leave him 10 shots off the leader at four-under while Josh Carmichael also shot 71 to be one-under for the tournament.
