• Open de Andalucia, Round Three

De la Riva tops packed leaderboard in Spain

ESPN staff
March 17, 2012
Matteo Manassero is in the hunt for his third European Tour title © Getty Images
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Eduardo de la Riva will take a one-shot lead over Matteo Manassero and Simon Khan going into the final round of the Open de Andalucia.

De la Riva, who is looking for his first significant win as a professional, will start Sunday's final round with a slender advantage, after he moved to 12-under for the tournament thanks to a third round of 68 that was powered by three birdies on the back nine.

The more high-profile names of Khan and Manassero will be hot on the Spaniard's heels, however - Khan firing an impressive 66 at Aloha Golf Course after coming home in 31, before Manassero joined him at 11-under thanks to a round of 68 that was blighted somewhat by an ugly bogey at the par-five 16th.

Just five shots separate the top 26 on the leaderboard, however, meaning almost anybody could yet walk away with the trophy. Outside the top three it is Englishman David Lynn, Hennie Otto and tournament host Miguel Angel Jimenez who would appear to have the best chance of walking away with the silverware - the trio are on ten-under after 54 holes.

Phillip Price and Marcel Siem are among a number of players at nine-under, while four Englishmen - Robert Rock, Graeme Storm, Oliver Fisher and Mark Foster - are poised to strike four shots behind De la Riva at eight-under.

Elsewhere, Pablo Larrazabal, Edoardo Molinari and Rafael Cabrera-Bello sit on eight-under, seven-under and six-under respectively.

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