Jonathan Caldwell matched his opening round 67 at the British Masters and will go into the final round six shots off flawless leader Renato Paratore.
Indeed the Italian is in position to join one of golf's most exclusive clubs, with a bogey-free round of 66 at Close House keeping him in the hunt to become the first player to win a European Tour event without a bogey since Jesper Parnevik in the 1995 Scandinavian Masters.
County Down native Caldwell (below) meanwhile will be pleased with his form and navigated the course without dropping a shot, the 36-year-old splitting his four birdies evenly over the front and back nine.
Paul Dunne finished the day on three-under par after his best round. The 27-year-old was level par through the front nine, and found trouble on the 10th in landing a bogey, but birdies at 13, 17 and 18 were enough for a 69.
Paratore will be the man to catch, enjoying a one-shot lead over South Africa's Justin Harding.
The 23-year-old has not dropped a single shot in the first 54 holes of the European Tour's full return to action for the first time since early March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
JT Poston won the Wyndham Championship on the PGA Tour last year without dropping a shot, the first player since Lee Trevino to do so in 1974.
"It's a good thing to be in contention and I'll just keep trying to play like this," said Paratore, who won the Nordea Masters in 2017.
"I had a month after lockdown ended to practice and fortunately I live in Dubai and played a lot of rounds with a friend of mine, Guido Migliozzi, who also plays on the Tour.
"It's good to practice with someone at the same level as you to keep your game sharp."
Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard is two shots off the lead after also shooting 66, with England's Dale Whitnell another stroke adrift following a 68.
Paratore held a one-shot lead overnight but had been overtaken before he could hit a ball in anger thanks to a stunning round from England's Sam Horsfield, whose 61 set a new course record.
Horsefield hit three eagles and five birdies with just a single bogey. He is joint fifth along with fellow Englishman Ashley Chesters.
