SHANE LOWRY heads into the final round of the Cognizant Classic tied for the lead with David Skinns and Austin Eckroat.
Lowry and Skinns enjoyed their third round in Florida after finishing on five-under-par with 66.
The three golfers all sit on 13-under-par for the tournament and Lowry will be hopeful of securing his first tour win since The Open in 2019.
Rain and wind made the conditions difficult to play in but the Offaly native claimed he enjoyed the ‘tough golf’.
Lowry said: “I like when everything is on the line a lot out there.
“I feel like I just know how to play the golf course. I feel like I’ve figured it out.”
The Clara golfer started off yesterday’s round on fire, scoring birdies on three of his first four holes.
His birdie on the fourth included a tremendous 20 foot putt that wowed his fans.
Lowry then went on to score three pars in-a-row before leaving himself a tough task on the eighth.
He hit his tee shot into the penalty area, meaning he would have to drop a shot.
However, Lowry somehow managed to get the ball onto the green and he held his nerve to par the hole.
The 36-year-old continued to shine with three more birdies to combat a bogey on the thirteenth.
The tournament is very close to where Lowry lives in Florida so it is seen as a home competition to him.
Padraig Harrington is in fact setting up camp at the Offaly man’s house for the weekend.
Lowry said: “It’s nice staying in your own bed and having your family around. We’ve been chilling out. Padraig Harrington is staying with me.
“It’s nice hanging out in the house in the evenings and having a good time and then going to the course and playing some golf. It is a lovely week, and I see some familiar faces.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to make a good few friends around here, and to see familiar faces in the crowd is always pretty nice.”
If Lowry can hold his nerve this evening, he is in line to scoop up a massive pay day.
The winner of the Cognizant Classic gets to pocket a whopping $1,620,000, with the runner up receiving $981,000.
Lowry tees off at 6:40pm this evening and all eyes will be on the hopeful Irishman.