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Genesis Championship - day three digest
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Genesis Championship - day three digest

Everything you need to know from Moving Day at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.

South Korea's star men lead the way, Ricardo Gouveia goes low and Kiradech Aphibarnrat finds the big bird.

Here is everything you need to know from Moving Day at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.

South Korean stars shine

Overnight leader Byeong Hun An looked set to power on after birdieing his opening hole, but he struggled for momentum as he ground out another gain and two bogeys on Saturday. Tom Kim eagled the last to move into the outright lead at 12 under when An narrowly missed his birdie putt at the 17th which would have seen him rejoin his compatriot at the top. However, An showed his deft touch as his third shot at the par-five last rolled up just short, tapping in for birdie to ensure there were two home favourites at the summit. "I struggled a little bit today," An said. "The last two rounds have been almost perfect. It's a little disappointing, driver was great but my shot standard wasn't as sharp as the first two days. I didn't have many birdie chances out there and when I did, I would just miss it by a little bit. It was one of those days. It's golf. It's been great the last few days, it happens and hopefully better tomorrow."

Ricardo rolls on

Ricardo Gouveia began the week in 154th on the Race To Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex and with the top 114 assured of their playing rights after Sunday's final round, the Portuguese knew he needed a brilliant performance to keep his card and he is currently doing so in Incheon. He started the weekend at eight under and got his third round going with this stunning approach at the fourth. The 33-year-old carded a three under 69 on Moving Day to sit one shot adrift of the leading pair.

Tom Kim shows his class

The 22-year-old was one of the huge draws of the field as he returned to his homeland and he did not disappoint his adoring fans. He was grinding it out with just one birdie on his front nine, but carded two more at the tenth and 12th before leaking his tee-shot at the driveable par-four 14th to the left. He opted to take his medicine and it proved pivotal as he drained this monster putt to join An and Antoine Rozner in the lead at 11 under.

The World Number 25 then played arguably the shot of the day into the par-five last to set up an eagle, which he sunk to take the outright lead.

Aphibarnrat finds the big bird

Four-time DP World Tour winner Kiradech Aphibarnrat rolled back the years with this stunning hole out for eagle at the 12th hole to spark joy from the Incheon crowd.

Laporta's luscious chip-in

Francesco Laporta looked in trouble at the sixth, which was playing as the hardest hole on Saturday, when he landed his second shot into the thick rough. However, he only needed one more after this fantastic effort. What a shot!

Schneider's unlucky approach

How's your luck, Marcel Schneider? The German was inches from holing out his approach into the seventh. How did that stay out!

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