Kaneko Leads Austrian Alpine Open

Kota Kaneko of Japan is the new leader at the Austrian Alpine Open after day three, maintaining a remarkable streak with his third consecutive round of 65. He holds a slender one-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round.

Portugal's Ricardo Gouveia is positioned in second place, one stroke behind Kaneko, following a bogey-free 63. China's Zhou Yanhan sits a further shot back.

Andrew 'Beef' Johnston, who began the day as the leader, experienced an inconsistent round and has fallen back to four shots off the pace. Johnston is aiming to break a 10-year winless spell on the DP World Tour.

Joost Luiten of the Netherlands leads a group that includes Johnston, Joe Dean of England, and Calum Hill of Scotland. Home favorites Bernd Wiesberger and Sepp Straka are also in contention, with Straka having narrowly missed a hole-in-one on the final hole.

Kaneko is pursuing his maiden DP World Tour victory, having recently finished as runner-up in the Soudal Open last week.