Sweden’s Alex Noren and Frenchman Adrien Saddier share the lead at the BMW PGA Championship after unpredictable weather prompted a fascinating third round at Wentworth Golf Club.
Amid gruelling conditions, world number 120 Saddier shot a majestic seven-under 65 to finish at 15 under.
He was joined on that mark by Noren, who closed his six-under-par round with a magnificent eagle at the 18th.
The pair are two shots clear of rampaging Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, who carded a superb 64 – the round of the day.
Overnight leader Hideki Matsuyama collapsed to a four-over 76, while closest challengers Viktor Hovland, Justin Rose and Ludvig Aberg all endured their own struggles around this famous course.
Hovland had looked the player to beat when he opened with three birdies in his first four holes to take a three-shot lead.
However, bogeys at the eighth and ninth holes cost him his advantage, while dumping his tee shot into the trees at the 12th left him four adrift of those making moves.
Hovland’s 71 kept him in contention on 12 under, though, while his Ryder Cup team-mates faltered.
Rose was seven under after he dropped five shots in his opening six holes on his way to a four-over 76, while Aberg was out of sorts too in carding a one-over 73 to finish at 10 under.
The Swede was joined on that mark by English trio Matt Fitzpatrick, Aaron Rai and Harry Hall, while Scottish pair Ewen Ferguson and Richie Ramsay are also in the mix at 10 under and nine under respectively.
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