DP World Tour : Turkish Airlines Classic. Leaderboard
England's Brandon Robinson Thompson fired a stunning third round 62 to move three shots clear ahead of the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open.
Robinson Thompson's round matched the Regnum Carya course record and saw him reach -14 under for the week, three clear of Spain's Jorge Campillo, China's Haotong Li and South African Robin Williams.
Starting the day five shots off the lead, Robinson Thompson burst out of the blocks with three birdies in his first five holes, all of them from inside six feet.
Another fine approach to six feet at the ninth saw him turn in 30 and he chipped in for eagle at the 12th.
The HotelPlanner Tour graduate, who has already finished third in Qatar and posted top-ten finishes in Bahrain and South Africa this season, then birdied three of the last four holes, with the highlight a 22-foot putt at the 16th.
“I've just got notified of that (the course record) and I'm a bit bummed I didn't break it,” said the 32-year-old.
“I'm super excited to have a nice round and the scary part was I probably could have had a few more but beggars can't be choosers.
“I'm here with my wife, we're staying in a beautiful hotel, the course is amazing.
“It's hard not to enjoy yourself this week - the facilities are so good its such an incredible place, if you're not having a good time this week win, lose or draw, there's something wrong.”
Campillo, Li and Williams carded rounds of 66, 68 and 67 respectively, with overnight leader Martin Couvra tied for fifth on -10 alongside Sweden's Mikael Lindberg and English pair Matthew Jordan and Jordan Smith.
Williams is hoping that the time is right to claim his maiden DP World Tour title.
"That's all you can ask for is to have a chance on the back nine (on Sunday) and if it it's your time, it's your time," he said.
"But look, I've played well this week, I've made myself proud. I've had fun with my dad as well, which is the main thing, so I'm just going to go out there and enjoy tomorrow."
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