Kiwi Ryan Fox leads by six into UAE finale

New Zealander Ryan Fox has kept himself on course for a remarkable wire-to-wire victory as he opened up a commanding six-shot lead heading into the final round of the Ras Al Khaimah Classic.

The 35-year-old had extended a two-shot lead to three on day two and he doubled his advantage with a third-round 65 on Saturday to put himself in pole position for a second victory on the European tour.

Fox was at 19 under, with Scotland's Scott Jamieson among the group at 13 under after a 65 of his own.

Australia's challenge is being led by Jason Scrivener, who's eight off the pace in joint-ninth place at 11 under after a 70 which had begun spectacularly when he holed from 105 metres for an eagle two and moved briefly to within a shot of Fox.

Scrivener's fellow Aussies Wade Ormsby and Maverick Antcliff are both on seven under after shooting 72s.

Fox's previous win on a top-tier tour came at the World Super 6 Perth - an event combining strokeplay and match play - in 2019, and he was fully aware the expectation would be on him as he seeks a win in 72-hole strokeplay.

"I've put myself exactly where I want to be and it's that cliche - it's all on me tomorrow," he said.

"Somebody is going to have to go out and shoot something really low or I'm going to have to play poorly so hopefully I can keep playing how I've played the last couple of days and put it out of reach.

"For the most part everything has worked - which is kind of rare for me, to be honest, I've always had something for the week that hasn't worked. Hopefully I can keep that going for one more day."

Fox made nine birdies and two bogeys in round three, while Jamieson was bogey-free as he continued the form that has put him in the top 20 of the early European tour rankings.

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