Danny Willett secured a one-shot lead after three rounds of the BMW International Open, as he looks to secure his first ever European Tour title.
Eye for victory: Danny Willett
The Englishman carded a three-under 69 on Saturday as he opened up a slender lead over compatriot Chris Wood and overnight leader Joel Sjoholm, who carded a string of bogeys in his round.
It could have been so much better for Williet though, as he carded three bogeys himself, including one on the final hole.
"I got the ball under pretty good control most of the day," Willett told europeantour.com.
"The wind was whipping around a bit but I drove the ball great which makes it a lot easier around this golf course.
"If you want to be in contention, you have to have things go your way a little bit. It's good to be back in a position where I feel like I should be."
Despite his slow start, which included four bogeys in the opening nine, Sjoholm was happy with his round after carding a pair of birdies later in his round.
"I was in danger of a terrible finish, and instead I actually made two good pars out of nowhere," the Chilean-born Sjoholm said.
"So it feels good, and I'm real excited for tomorrow. It's going to be a really, really great day because I really love this place."
South Africa's Keith Horne fired the best round of the day, including an eagle on the par-five third to finish with a 67, leaving him two shots off the lead in a tie for fourth with Marcus Fraser.
Fraser was the joint leader after the first round and is playing himself back into contention after a poor second round.
"I played really well at the start and gave myself a lot of chances.
"I missed a couple of putts but overall pretty happy. I scrambled pretty well from the start of the back nine and managed to birdie the last which capped off a good day," Fraser added.
"Yesterday was good in my mind in that I didn't put myself out of the tournament, because I didn't play great, and could have quite easily been well back but made a few putts and stayed in there. Today I played well and got back into it, so it was a good day."
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