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Lorenzo Scalise posted a brilliant seven under par round of 65 to take a two stroke lead into the final round of the Duncan Taylor Black Bull Challenge at Karnataka Golf Association.

The Italian has posted only one bogey in his last 54 holes as he reached 15 under par, two clear of Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg, Englishman Ashley Chesters, Spain’s Victor Pastor and Indian Om Prakash Chouhan who share second on 13 under.

The 27-year-old, who currently sits in tenth position on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, was pleased with every part of his game on moving day as he climbed into pole position on the leaderboard.

“On 17 I had a gap where I could see part of the green. I had 126 yards to the green and the wind was helping. I had to hit a little draw with my 54 degree wedge to get that extra ten yards. It came out hot and luckily due to the spin it was perfect.”

Ireland’s Niall Kearney, Welshman Oliver Farr and Scotsman Craig Howie share sixth place on 11 under par, while Italian Lorenzo Gagli, Norwegian Elias Bertheussen, Indian Aman Raj and Scotland’s Liam Johnston are a shot further back in ninth.

The final round of the Duncan Taylor Black Bull Challenge will get under way at 6:40am local time, with Scalise teeing it up in the final group alongside Pastor and Chouhan at 10:45am.