England’s James Morrison, chasing his second win of the year, powered into a two-shot lead with a five-under 67 in the third round of the BMW International Open in Munich.
30-year-old Morrison, brimming with confidence after his Spanish Open victory last month, was 16-under for the tournament, two ahead of compatriot Chris Paisley (66) and three in front of Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee (68).
Michael Hoey is best of the Irish contingent, the Northern Ireland man is five shots off the lead on 11 under after a 71 today.
Shane Lowry, meanwhile, shot 69 to end on eight under and Damien McGrane and Darren Clarke both shot 69s to move to six under.
Peter Lawrie is on two under after a 77 and Kevin Phelan finished on one under par.
Speaking to reporters after his round, Morrison said: "The scoring has always been low here over the years so you have just got to keep going low and keep making birdies,
"Tomorrow I'll try to draw on Spain's good vibes and see what happens," added Morrison, who has dropped only two strokes in 54 holes.
Former Ryder Cup player Peter Hanson of Sweden was four strokes off the pace after a 67, one ahead of a group of three players.
World number seven Henrik Stenson (69) was down the field on nine under.
