Camilo Villegas will take a three shot lead into the final day at the Honda Classic as the Colombian (8/15 to win the tournament) bids to win his third PGA Tour title.  

The 28-year-old was tied for the lead with Anthony Kim (28/1 to win The Masters) going into the third round but raced into the lead with four birdies on the front nine.

While the back nine weren’t as good for Villegas as he made three bogeys in the first five holes he made a birdie at the 16th to put him firmly in control on eleven-under, three shots ahead of Nathan Green and Vijay Singh who are both on eight-under.

Villegas says his form on the front nine had surprised himself but was disappointed he hadn’t managed to get further ahead by dropping three shots on the back nine.

“Four-under on the front was pretty unbelievable the way it was playing,” Villegas said. “And then a couple hiccups there on the back, which is – I mean, you always wish that didn’t happen, but it’s golf and they happen.”

Elsewhere on the scoreboard the American duo of George McNeill (5/4 to win his fourth round two balls) and Matt Every (4/6) kept themselves in with a shout after both fired rounds of 69 to put them four behind Villegas  

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell is the top European player going into the final round after a score of 71 on Saturday to leave him four-under overall.