The irrepressible Ernie Els has come out firing in his third round to lead the Volvo PGA at Wentworth alongside England's Paul Casey who shot a round of 64 this morning to leave himself ten under par in the clubhouse.
Els opened with two birdies and an eagle through four holes while Casey finished a flawless round with an eagle on 18 to move into the driving seat after Stephen Leaney had earlier gone into the clubhouse in the lead after a 65.
Darren Clarke, partnered by Sweden's Niclas Fasth, has just got his round off to a solid start with two pars and sits comfortably one shot off the lead he held overnight. Fasth missed a birdie opportunity on the par three second, but stays in a strong third place on eight under.
Nearing the end of his round is Ronan Rafferty after a mixed card of four birdies, two bogies and a double bogey to stay on three under with two to play.
Paul McGinley dropped two early shots with bogies on two and three but followed with birdie on seven to sit at four under.