Unfancied New Zealander Ben Campbell was part of a triple tie for the lead midway through the third round at LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament.
Campbell, former world No.1 Jon Rahm and US star Bryson DeChambeau were 12-under at the Grange on Saturday.
Englishman Tyrell Hatton, on a hot streak with five birdies in a six-hole stretch, was also 11-under, with Anthony Kim and Brandon Grace at 10-under.
Campbell, a 34-year-old from Queenstown, birdied the par-4 4th as he chases the biggest cheque of his career. Adelaide’s champion collects $US4 million ($A6.2 million).
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Australia’s Cam Smith was making ground; three birdies in four holes taking him to eight-under, equal with compatriot Lucas Herbert.
Fellow Australian Marc Leishman, who was co-leader with DeChambeau at six-under after the opening round, is seven-under.
And Elvis Smylie, who won on his LIV debut last weekend in Saudi Arabia, is four-under, with the combined Australian efforts putting Smith’s Ripper GC four strokes shy of Rahm’s Legion XIII in the team standings.
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Bryson DeChambeau’s philosophy to golf appears to be “go hard or go home”. He winds up and lets rip, and the golf ball soars to many parts of the course, most of which designer Vern Morcom did not have in mind as landing zones. At The Grange on Friday, DeChambeau went hard and was a long way from home. And legions of fans had intimate seats to a visceral, thrilling performance by this great entertainer, writes Matt Cleary