Séamus Power finished his penultimate round at the Sony Open with a flourish to seize a share of third place at the Waialae Country Club in Hawaii.
Power carded a five-under par 65, which featured birdies on three of the last four holes, to reach 14 under at the Honolulu event.
Despite two bogeys, Russell Henley shot a 67 to take a two-stroke lead on 18 under as the American maintained his place atop the leaderboard, while Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is in second spot after a standout round of 63.
Matt Kuchar (67), Haotong LI of China (68) and Canada's Adam Svensson (65) occupy third place alongside Power.
"I figured it wouldn't be quite as easy as the first two days," Henley said after his round. "It's just not how golf works typically.
"I wasn't planning on making bogeys, but definitely wasn't expecting to shoot eight-under again. But at the same time, I felt really good about my game all day. I never really got too nervous or too ahead of myself."
Henley won his PGA Tour debut in 2013 at the Sony Open, setting a then tournament record by finishing at 24-under.
Matsuyama posted a clean round, using seven birdies to put himself into position for Sunday's final round.
"Probably putting was a strong point today," Matsuyama said. "Even my missed putts found the hole. I was lucky today."
