Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are one shot behind chief Sepp Straka going into Sunday’s last spherical of the Pebble Seashore Professional-Am in California.
The pair, who had been team-mates for Eire on the Paris 2024 Olympics, each hit seven-under-par rounds of 65 to succeed in 15 below.
“Let’s hope certainly one of us does the enterprise,” stated Lowry, from County Offaly within the Republic of Eire.
The 37-year-old and Northern Eire’s McIlroy, 35, regarded set to be the leaders heading into the ultimate day.
However Austria’s Straka, who led the match after two rounds, birdied his last two holes to card a 70 and transfer clear.
England’s Justin Rose is 2 pictures behind on 14 below, alongside Tom Kim and Cam Davis, after a spherical of 68.