Australian John Senden shot a tidy three-under-par 67 in the third round at the Wyndham Championship today, but still lost ground to the leader.
Apart from blocking his drive out-of-bounds at the fifth hole, Senden hardly missed a shot on another benign day at Sedgefield.
He is equal sixth at 11-under 199 with one round left, a distant eight strokes behind Swedish leader Carl Pettersson, who could not emulate his sizzling second round 61, following it up with a solid 66.
Pettersson is at 19-under 191, two strokes clear of American Scott McCarron (64), who holed a 15-metre bunker shot at the last, with another four-shot break to third place.
Senden is not ready to concede defeat, claiming another 61 is out there for anyone who finds a hot putter.
"What Carl shot on Friday was an indication of how the course is playing," Senden said.
"A 64 might be good enough tomorrow. You just never know how the leaders are going to play.
"The way I'm playing, hopefully I can get off to a good start again and come out with a hot putter. I'm hitting the ball nicely. I've just got to get the job done."
The other Australians are way out of contention, with David Lutterus (72) trailing by 14 shots, Mark Hensby and Nick Flanagan by 16.
Pettersson, meanwhile, made a slow start with four straight pars, before gathering an eagle at the par-five fifth.
His only blemish came at the par-five 15th, which he bogeyed after three-putting from barely a metre, lipping out both his birdie and par attempt.
"I was a little disappointed with my putter but I thought I played really good and handled myself well," he said.
"It was probably the worst score I could have shot. I had so many chances I didn't convert."
