England's Tommy Fleetwood shrugged off the disappointment of a last-hole bogey to share the lead going into the final round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
Fleetwood looked set to lead on his own after six birdies and an eagle in his first 16 holes, but dropped his third shot of the day on the 18th to card a five under par 67.
At 16 under par he shares top spot with Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez, with Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed a shot behind after a 66 on the Centenary Course which will host next year's Ryder Cup.
"The last hole does not really mean anything," Fleetwood said. "It's a tough hole and the way I hit my tee shot I did well to make six. I carved it into the trees and was lucky to have a chip out.
"If I hadn't I would have had to go back 100 yards and could have taken anything up to a ten. The way I played the first 17 holes was fantastic.
"I have been up there a bit this year and faltered a bit, so it's nice that I have kept my good golf going for three rounds."
Fleetwood was the youngest winner of The Challenge Tour in 2011, but only kept his card at the end of his rookie season on The European Tour thanks to a first top ten of the year in the final event in South Africa.
The 22 year old added: "I came off the Challenge Tour feeling I was the best golfer in the world, it felt very easy and I could not do much wrong. Last year I was still working hard but maybe not working on the right things.
"The more you play poorly out here, the easier it is to get into a downward spiral. It was horrible, I didn't know that many people and it was very hard.
"At this tournament last year I'm not sure that I expected to be back on this Tour this season, but I played great the second half of the season and have carried it on.
"This is what you spend hours and hours practising for, to be up there in golf tournaments. I always used to watch this tournament as a kid and I love Scotland. My parents, Sue and Pete, would move here in a heartbeat and we've got a house behind the 12th hole this week so I'll do some practice and walk home."
Gonzalez took a one shot lead into the third round after back-to-back 65s but was only able to manage a 70 on Saturday, despite recovering from a bogey on the first with birdies at the second, fourth and ninth.
The 42 year old's last European Tour win came in 2009 but his mind has understandably been elsewhere recently after his mother, father and father-in-law all passed away in the space of the last two years.
"The last two years have been very difficult personally," said Gonzalez. "If I win I would like to dedicate it to my mother and father, that's my target this week.
“I think the first two days, I hit it very well from the fairway to the flag. I'm happy to make two under par on that course.”
Scotland's Stephen Gallacher is just three off the lead alongside Austria's Bernd Wiesberger after charging through the field with a superb 64.
