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England’s Paul Casey will start the final round of the Players Championship one shot off the lead after completing a solid three-under-par 69 on Monday.
Casey, who resumed on the 10th at 08:00 (12:00 GMT), holed a 35-foot birdie putt on the 17th as he improved his score to eight under at TPC Sawgrass.
India’s Anirban Lahiri, ranked 322 in the world, leads after carding a 67.
Scotland’s Russell Knox and Ireland’s Shane Lowry, who aced the par-three 17th on Sunday, are at six under.
A total of 25 players are within five shots of the lead as the tournament, which was hugely disrupted by five inches of rain, thunderstorms and strong winds over the first three days, looks set to reach an exciting conclusion.
No English player has ever won the PGA Tour’s flagship event, which this year boasts the richest prize in golf with $3.6m (£2.75m) for the winner from a $20m (£15.31m) prize fund.
But Casey has put himself in an excellent position to challenge for the title. After opening his tournament with a triple bogey, and also dropping a shot on his third hole, the world number 27 played bogey-free golf for the next 44 holes.
He is joint second with Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz and Americans Sam Burns and Doug Ghim.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood, who shared the lead after round one, bogeyed the last to drop into the group on five under.
The final round is already under way and BBC Sport will have live text coverage from 16:00 BST, with Casey set to tee off at 16:50.
More to follow.
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