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Gilt edged chance for Power in Hawaii

Gilt edged chance for Power in Hawaii
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They're into the final day of play at the Sony Open in Hawaii and with 18 holes remaining, Seamus Power is set up well to challenge for his second PGA Tour win.

A third round of 65 leaves the West Waterford native on 14 under, in a share of third and just four shots off the lead.

Russell Henley maintains the outright lead with three rounds of 62, 63, and 67; sending him to 18 under.

Speaking after Saturday's round Power said that overall he was happy with his outing.

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"Today was a good day on the course. I felt like right from the start, everything was in pretty good condition and I hit a lot of nice iron shots. I didn't get anything going really, my first birdie was on number eight, but I was able to stay patient and pick up three of the last four, which really changes the look of my round. So I'm very pleased overall, and looking forward to tomorrow."

Well in contention this Sunday, we will have to wait until the very late hours to see where Seamus ends up; but for some context - a win in Hawaii would launch him into 31st in the world rankings and a subsequent automatic invite to the Masters in April.

A lone fourth-place finish would land him inside the world's top 50 players and as long as he maintained that ranking until the week prior to the Masters, he would be packing his bags for a drive down Magnolia Lane.

This evening (night) Seamus will be playing in the second to last group with Canadian Adam Svensson with an 11.05pm start (Irish Time).

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