Unho Park is on the brink of a fourth consecutive Ageas HKPGA Championship title after surging into a tie for the lead on the penultimate day of the HK$450,000 event.
The Singapore-based Australian golfer holed a six-foot birdie putt on the final green to card a two-under 68 over the New Course at the Hong Kong Golf Club to lead alongside Hong Kong's Mickey Chan Chun-hung on level par.
Asian Tour regular Scott Barr, who finished runner-up last year, shares third place with first-round leader Chau Pui of Hong Kong, just one shot back.
It wasn't easy out there - the wind is always a factor at Fanling - and I three-putted a couple of times, which was annoying
"It's always good to end with a birdie," said Park, who finished in 27th place on the 2014 Asian Tour order of merit. "It wasn't easy out there - the wind is always a factor at Fanling - and I three-putted a couple of times, which was annoying. But overall it was a pretty satisfying day."
Despite his position at the top of the leader board - not to mention his stellar record in the tradition-rich event - Park is not taking anything for granted as the tournament moves to Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club for the final round on Thursday.
"Being in contention is the most important thing but Clearwater Bay is the type of course where anyone within a few shots of the lead still has a chance," said Park. "I lost a few balls there in the practice round, so I'm going to have to play better than that to give myself a good chance."
Chan, 23, matched Park's 68 and said he couldn't wait to play alongside him and Australian Barr in the final round.