Scotland's Martin Laird will take a two shot lead into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Laird held a one shot cushion after 36 holes at Bay Hill following a superb second round of 65 on Friday.
And the Glasgow-born 28 year old managed to double that advantage with a third round of 70, finishing 11 under par and two clear of playing partner Spencer Levin.
"This is a carry over from the end of last year and it gives you the confidence to go out and hold the lead and hopefully do the same tomorrow," Laird said.
"If I can win tomorrow it will mean a lot."
Laird, whose previous win came in Las Vegas in 2009, started steadily with three pars, but then rolled in a hat-trick of birdies from the fourth.
The World Number 40 holed from around five feet on the fourth and fifth, before two-putting from long range for birdie on the par five sixth.
At that point he was four shots clear, but narrowly missed the chance to make it four in a row on the next before playing partner Levin cut the gap with a birdie on the same hole.
Laird then did well to salvage a bogey on the eighth after his approach to the green plugged in a bunker.
With water lurking dangerously behind the pin, Laird played away from the flag and saw his recovery roll off the front of the putting surface.
From there he chipped to five feet and calmly holed to avoid a costly double bogey.
Laird also saved par after missing the ninth green with his approach, before picking up another birdie on the par five 12th.
Consecutive bogeys on the 14th and 15th threatened to derail the Scot's challenge, but a birdie on the 16th - making it four birdies on the four par fives - stopped the rot.
