McGreevy stays in front, leads by one in Nantong

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Kevin Techakanokboon had a difficult finish to his second round, but he didn't let it slow him down. After making a bogey at No 16 and a double bogey at 17 Friday, followed by a closing par, the California resident started his third round par-eagle-par-birdie and never let up. He finished with five birdies and the eagle to shoot a 65.

The 65 Kevin Techakanokboon shot Saturday was the low round of the day by two shots.

China's Guozhen Xu is the low Chinese player this week. At 8-under, following a third-round 70, Xu is tied for 11th with South Korea's Jaewon Lee and Woojin Jung and Japan's Kenta Endo.

Besides leader Max McGreevy, Matthew Negri is the only other player in the field to shoot three consecutive rounds in the 60s. Negri has put together three 69s, and at 9-under, he's four shots behind McGreevy with 18 holes to play.

Of the top-10 players on the leaderboard, only Kevin Techakanokboon and Luke Kwon have won on PGA TOUR Series-China. Techakanokboon captured the 2018 Zhuhai Open at the end of the season, while Kwon is coming off his first professional triumph, the Qinhuangdao Championship, a week ago.