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Yuto Katsuragawa tied the course record with a flawless 63 to surge into a two-shot lead -13 at the 2026 Genesis Championship
The Japanese was fighting to keep his playing privileges for the 2027 DP World Tour when beginning the week in 106th place on the Race to Dubai Rankings.
With only the top 100 guaranteed to retain their card for next season, Katsuragawa knew he needed a good week but even he would have surprised himself with his stunning third round at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club which has him projected at #27
He started five shots behind overnight leaders Casey Jarvis and Antoine Rozner, with the former bursting three shots clear during his front nine.
However, Katsuragawa enjoyed a birdie blitz on his outward nine before birdieing three of the last five holes to match the -8 round of Jinam Kang in 2006.
He revealed the reason for his success. "After the Irish Open, I met a new putting coach and he was very helpful to get me in good form like this today.
"I've been outside of the 100, but I've been aiming up and now I can look up to victory, and go all the way to play my golf. It's been a long time since I had this good feeling so it was a great round."
Jarvis made an early move with a birdie at the second to reach -11, with Katsuragawa rolling in four straight birdies from the same hole to sit two behind -9
A birdie at the fifth saw Jarvis increase his lead to three -12, and although Katsuragawa matched him at the eighth -10, the South African carded another at the next to climb to -13.
Katsuragawa got back on the birdie trail at the 14th and 15th to close in on Jarvis, who had just hit his tee-shot at the 12th out of bounds to stall his round.
He salvaged a bogey as he dropped back to -12 alongside Katsuragawa, only to drop a shot at the next to hand the Japanese the outright lead.
THE FINISH
A brilliant approach into the last set up a birdie putt of three feet for Katsuragawa, who drained the effort with confidence to set the clubhouse mark of -13 under par.
Jarvis could only par his way home, despite hitting the cup with his chipped third shot at the par-five last for 70 as he became Katsuragawa's closest rival at -11.
Rozner 71, battled back from bogeys at the second and third with birdies at the 15th and 18th to join South Korean pair Sanghun Shin 68 and Kim 67 at -10
Spaniard Jorge Campillo 66, France's Martin Couvra 69 and Open Champion Ryan Fox 69 were one shot further back -9, while Frenchman Frederic Lacroix 69, England's Dan Bradbury 66, Japan's Rikuya Hoshino 68, and American Johannes Veerman 67, were all at -8.
So the stage is now set for the final act, top 100, top 70, top 50 all will be finalized after the 4th round.
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