Australian Peter Senior kept his hopes of a first Senior Major alive with a third round 69 at the Senior PGA Championship presented by Kitchenaid.
The Senior Tour Member goes into the final round at Bellerive Golf Club five shots behind leader Kenny Perry after another steady display in Missouri.
Perry carded a 68to reach ten under par and lead compatriot Jay Haas by two shots.
Senior, a one-time Senior Tour winner, mixed four birdies and two bogeys to advance to five under par.
England’s defending champion Roger Chapman carded a best-of-the-day 66 to climb to one under for the tournament, the same score as five-time Open Champion Tom Watson.
German Bernhard Langer and Zimbabwe’s Mark McNulty are amongst those a shot further back on level par.
