Rahm roars into lead as Power makes progress

Jon Rahm is in position to claim his third win of 2023 as he takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.

The Spaniard - in blistering form after wins at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the American Express in January - carded a blemish free round of 65, crowned by a birdie at the last to sit at 15-under, three strokes ahead of Max Homa.

There was little to separate Homa and Rahm until the closing stretch, the American carding successive bogeys on 16 and 17 and then being forced to hole a testing par putt on 18 after watching Rahm drain a long birdie putt.

Rahm, the 2021 US Open champion, has the chance to win his 10th PGA Tour event, a tally which would surpass that of his compatriot Seve Ballesteros.

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One stroke further back in 3rd is Keith Mitchell, who carded another 69 to sit on 11-under. Patrick Cantlay is in fourth on 10-under, with 2019 US Open champion Gary Woodland one stroke further back on nine under.

Well down the field at the start of the day, Seamus Power now leads the Irish contingent after a superb four-under par round of 67 lifted him to -5 overall.

The Waterford man, who carded a 71 and 70 in his opening rounds, would have gone better were it not for trouble off the tee at 12 en route to a triple bogey seven.

Aside from this violent wobble, Power was in scintillating form otherwise, rattling in eight birdies to jump into tied-15th alongside Scottie Scheffler and Danny Willett.

However, it was a day of regression for the other Irish contenders, in particular Rory McIlroy who carded a two over par round of 73 to fall back to four under. Three bogeys at 2, 11 and 13 sent him in the wrong direction with his solitary birdie arriving at