The Kilkenny star (25) made an eagle and three birdies in a two-under 69 on the Lakes Course at Infinitum in Tarragona to share 54th on eight-under-par after five rounds of the six-round marathon.

He's seven strokes outside the top 20 and ties, who will win cards, but should he fail to make that jump and finish inside the top 40 and ties, he will get a strong Category 9 card on the HotelPlanner Tour next year.

Finishing outside the top 40 would mean fewer starts in Category 13, which means he has plenty at stake in the final round at the Lakes Course.

At the top of the leaderboard, South Africa's Zander Lombard looks set to regain his card after extending his lead to seven shots.

Six clear overnight, he finished birdie-eagle to card a seven-under 64 and lead by seven strokes from Austr

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