WATCH: Local favourite drains MONSTER putt for share of lead at British Masters!
Six players are tied for the lead after 54 holes at the Betfred British Masters.
With 18 holes left of the 2023 Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, it's still anyone's tournament to win.
That's because through 54 holes at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England, six players have found themselves tied for a share of the lead at 7-under par.
Surprisingly, Justin Rose, who held the 18-hole lead and had a share of it after round two, struggled for a second straight day and fell all the way down into a tie for 11th.
The 42-year-old shot a 2-over 74 and will be three strokes back of the leaders at 4-under par heading into Sunday's final round.
Defending champion Thorbjorn Olesen, who had also been in the mix after the first two rounds, similarly struggled on Saturday.
The 33-year-old shot a 4-over 76 and fell all the way down into a tie for 40th.
At the top of the leaderboard was Joost Luiten, Guido Migliozzi, James Morrison, Niklas Norgaard, Oliver Wilson, and Andy Sullivan.
All six players have been in the mix throughout the first two days at The Belfry, with a even-par 72 from Luiten on Friday being the highest score carded among them after three days at the tournament.
Norgaard, 31, is the only player among the six searching for their maiden DP World Tour win, while Luiten, 37, has the most experience closing out a victory on Sunday with six DP World Tour titles in his career.
Of the six, he's also the only player ranked inside the World's top 200 at No. 159.
Sullivan, who had a birdie-birdie finish to join the leaders at 7-under, is the local favourite, being from just 30-minutes outside the area.
He drained a monster putt at the par-4 18th on Saturday to join the party at the top.
Signing off day three in style! @andysulligolf joins five others at the top at seven under par.#BetfredBritishMasters pic.twitter.com/yBoeIBalpI
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"I'm absolutely buzzing," Sullivan told the DP World Tour. "I can't wait. I'm not going to lie, I'll probably go have a little beer right now to calm down because literally, the nerves on the last when the putt was going down, I was thinking, this could be three-putt.
Maximilian Kieffer was alone in eighth at 6-under par, while three players were two-strokes back at 5-under.
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