Grant Forrest was rewarded for his patience as he stretched his lead to three shots at the Nexo Championship on Saturday.
The Scot led by one stroke at the halfway stage, but when he went bogey-par-bogey from the eighth, he slipped behind playing partner Jordan Smith.
However, three birdies in his final five holes, including two in a row to finish his third round, saw Forrest climb up to eight under par at Trump International Golf Links.
"Well there is a long way to go tomorrow," Forrest said. "Really happy with the way I dug in today and a lovely way to finish. It took a lot of patience, but yeah, see what tomorrow brings.
"I played nicely (over the) first seven holes. The bogey at the 10th actually felt like a boost because I was staring at a seven in the face, to escape with a six settled me down a little bit.
"I just kept on giving myself chances and finally got a couple of putts to drop.
"I'm pretty happy with my game plan so far, I’ve not checked what the weather’s to be, but if it’s similar conditions, it’s hit fairways and greens – that old chestnut. I’ve done that pretty well so far and staying patient."
Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan carded the best round of the day with a 68 to reach five under alongside Englishman Todd Clements and Dutchman Daan Huizing.
English pair Joe Dean and Andy Sullivan and Denmark’s Jacob Skov Olesen all carded 70s to sit a further two shots adrift in a share of fifth.
Ireland's Conor Purcell had to settle for a round of 77 in the blustery links conditions, which drops him back to six-over-par.
