Overview

• Tomoharu Otsuki enters the final day in front as the outright leader at Sapporo GC Wattsu.
• Ryo Ishikawa is third, three strokes off the pace, after a bogey-free round that kept him in contention.
• Ishikawa said his distance control matched the pin positions, citing a 155-yard approach at the 7th that set up birdie.
• Otsuki noted that fine touch will be decisive on the greens with rain expected early in the final round.
• Despite leading, Otsuki’s best finish this season is 10th and he sits 41st on the money list after ranking seventh last year, as he targets a 21st career victory.