Manassero takes PGA Championship lead with 63

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-18 M Manassero (Ita); -15 B Horschel (US), R McIlroy (NI); -14 M Baldwin (Eng); -13 T Lawrence (SA), A Rozner (Fra)

Selected: -12 A Rai (Eng); -11 H Hall (Eng); -10 M Armitage (Eng), R MacIntyre (Sco); -9 E Pepperell (Eng)

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Italian Matteo Manassero changeable a nine-under-par 3rd information of 63 to return a three-shot lead into nan last time of nan BMW PGA Championship.

Manassero carded an eagle and 7 birdies astatine Wentworth successful Surrey to move to 18 nether par, which is nan lowest 54-hole people to par successful nan tournament's history.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy produced a information of 66 to move into associated 2nd connected 15 under, on pinch American Billy Horschel (65).

"It was 1 of nan champion rounds I've ever played considering nan conditions," said Manassero, who won this tourney successful 2013.

"The beforehand 9 it rained a batch and nan people was playing soft but besides long.

"There's not excessively galore birdies retired location but I made nan astir of each I could. It was a awesome round."

He added: "I person seen nan leaderboard and I cognize what I'm going to look connected Sunday.

"It's a awesome position to beryllium in. It's not going to beryllium an easy task and play coming was awesome pinch maine and we'll spot astir tomorrow."

McIlroy, for illustration Manaserro, carded an eagle astatine nan 4th hole, and he added to that pinch 4 birdies.

"I played well. Another coagulated day. My lowest people of nan week, nary bogeys," said McIlroy.

"I was trying to support up pinch Matteo arsenic well. I cognize I'm going to request different debased 1 connected Sunday to effort to drawback him."

England's Matt Baldwin is connected 14 nether aft a 71, while compatriot Aaron Rai moved to 12 nether aft a 66.