Poston stays clear at John Deere Classic

JT Poston is on the verge of completing a wire-to-wire victory at the John Deere Classic as he takes a three-shot lead into the final round in Illinois.

The 29-year-old American recovered from two late bogeys with a superb eagle on the par-five 17th to maintain his advantage at the top of the leaderboard with a four-under 67.

Speaking after his third round performance, Poston told pgatour.com: "Obviously the first two days I had everything working great; hitting it great off the tee, irons and making a lot of putts.

"Today wasn't as sharp … but to be able to still shoot four under, which is still very solid, that gives me some confidence going into tomorrow."

He is trailed by the trio of Americans Scott Stallings and Denny McCarthy and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo.

England’s Callum Tarren is also in the hunt after carding back-to-back scores of 65 to sit four shots back on 15 under.