By sinking right to a lead in Madrid, jon Rahm put himself in pole position for a powerful Open de Espana name defence.
Rahm submitted an eagle and five birdies in an amazing back nine at Club de Campo to card an eight-under 63, the bottom round of the day, and also pull clear of the chasing pack on home soil.
The world No 5s closest challenge comes from Samuel Del Val, that share minute on 12 under, with Jens Dantorp a further stroke back in fourth after a 65 and duo Rafa Cabrera Bello.
I have a excellent opportunity to defend this name, Rahm said. Im feeling great so hopefully I can continue doing what I am doing, so hitting it off the tee hitting very good iron shots, then the remainder will look after itself.
Rahm rolled in the third and followed a birdie to briefly grab the outright advantage.
Rahm carded a bogey in the eighth and then failed to get up and down off the green that was upcoming to fall another shot and reach the flip two off the pace to start a remarkable nine by holing a 25-foot birdie at the 10th.
Prior to extending his lead with a remarkable hole-out eagle from the middle of the 16th fairway, the Spaniard went on a run of four successive birdies from the 12th, all from within six feet.
His direct increased to five his third-round 69 shut using a bogey although Rahm wasnt able to add on the stretch, finishing with back pars.
Rafa Cabrera Bello posted a one-under 70 although Adri Arnaus signed to fall using Zander Lombard and Jason Scrivener in a share of fifth to combine Del Val on 12 under.
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