Golf: Top finish on cards for Danny Lee

Danny Lee watches his drive during the third round of the Tour Championship. Photo / Getty

Another solid round has Danny Lee poised for an excellent ending to his breakthrough PGA Tour season.

The 25 year old Kiwi has had seven top-10 finishes in the 2014/2015 PGA Tour season, and an eighth is in the pipeline at the season-ending Tour Championship.

Through three rounds, Lee is in a tie for 10th at even-par, having shot a one-under par 69 this morning to jump up two spots on what is a tough East Lake course featuring most of the world's best 30 golfers.

Lee is also currently placed 18th on the FedEx Cup leaderboard, of whom the winner receives $US 10 million.

That prize looks like it will come down to a two-horse race between the two players fighting for the Tour Championship crown - Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson.

Spieth leads at eight-under by a stroke over the Swede, who shot a two-over 72 to slide back into second after a dominant first two rounds. Rickie Fowler and Paul Casey are three strokes further back, and Rory McIlroy shares fifth place with Zach Johnson.

Lee has made 10 of his last 11 cuts, and another strong finish would cap off a brilliant PGA Tour season, as well as leading nicely into his debut foray into the President's Cup.

Meanwhile, fellow Kiwis Tim Wilkinson and Steven Alker will be looking to join Lee on the PGA Tour again next season.

Alker sits in a tie for 15th through three rounds of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship on the Web.com Tour Playoffs, while Wilkinson is in a share of 12th.

The top 25 players in the playoffs get their PGA Tour cards, and with one tournament remaining Alker sits in 34th, and Wilkinson in 22nd.