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ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP - Day three digest
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ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP - Day three digest

Everything you need to know from day three in Japan.

Casey Jarvis edged ahead (with a bit of luck), Sebastian Söderberg was landing big birds and Keita Nakajima was hitting it miles in round three of the ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP.

Here is everything you need to know from Moving Day at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course.

Jarvis opens up narrow lead

Jarviswill take a one-shot lead into the final round after an adventurous bogey-free 64 on day three. The South African was three shots back after completing his second round early in the morning but was in a share of the lead at the turn after making four birdies on the front nine. He rode his luck at times on the way home but two further gains moved him to 13 under and gave him a slim advantage over Germany's Yannik Paul, who signed for a 68. Swede Söderberg, locals Nakajima and Ryosuke Kinoshita, China's Li Haotong and Frenchman Tom Vaillant were then at 11 under, with 16 players within three shots of the lead.

How's your luck?

After getting a fortunate bounce out of the trees on the 11th, Jarvis was at it again on the 14th. But there was nothing lucky about his second shot.

What. A. Shot.

From 287 yards to six feet. Take a bow Sebastian.

Nakajima nails one

Crossways tend to be purposely positioned in places players cannot hit. Nobody told Nakajima.

Viewer discretion advised

We thought it was in as well, Taiki Yoshida. A sickener.

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