England's Aaron Rai heads into the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a one-shot lead but will have two-time former champion Tommy Fleetwood and Nicolai Hojgaard breathing down his neck.
Shane Lowry will start his final round five shots off the lead on 15-under par with Rory McIlroy a further shot back.
Lowry finished the second round three off the lead, and he made the perfect start with a birdie at the first.
He picks up further shots at the third, seventh and 11th before bogeying at the 17th for the second day in a row. On Friday, he compounded that with a closing bogey, but he replied in better fashion today with a birdie on the last.
McIlroy also only had one bogey on his card - at the 14th - but he carded seven birdies for a fine round of 66.
Halfway co-leader Rai flew out of the traps on Saturday, turning in 31 thanks to five front-nine birdies.
He made two more after the turn to briefly hold a three-shot lead before a bogey on the 17th and closing birdies from Fleetwood and Hojgaard cut his advantage.
Rai’s third-round 66 sees him go into Sunday’s fourth round on 20 under par, one clear of nearest challengers Fleetwood and Hojgaard.
Andy Sullivan is in a tie for fifth on 17 under, two ahead of Lowry and England’s Jordan Smith, with McIlroy, Tyrrell Hatton, Connor Syme and Marcus Armitage among those another shot further back.
Rai, the world number 30 who won the Wyndham Championship last year, said: "This is a huge event. This is one of the biggest events we have on the DP World Tour.
"To win this week, to have a chance going into the weekend, is great.
"Still a long way to go and a lot of really good players. Yeah, we’ll give it our best and see how it comes."
Ryder Cup star Fleetwood made an eagle and three birdies in his flawless 67, while Hojgaard’s 65 featured eight birdies and one bogey.
Fleetwood said: "I think it was a really good day of patience for me.
"There was a lot of good scores out there and you’re playing with Aaron who played phenomenally well.
"He was unbelievable today in every department."
