New Zealand No 1 golfer Danny Lee is in line for his best finish on the PGA Tour in 2012.
The former world No 1 amateur carded an even-par 72 at the Redstone Golf Club in round three of the Shell Houston Open this morning to drop three places toa share of 22nd heading into the final round.
Lee, who opened with rounds of 69 and 68, made four birdies and four bogeys to stay on a seven-under par total to be nine shots back from the leader Louis Oosthuizen.
The 21-year-old's best finish on the PGA Tour to date is a tie for 25th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after he opened with a nine-under par 63 to share the lead after round one.
Lee has made the cut in four from his eight tournaments on the PGA Tour in 2012 - in one of those events the Mayakoba Golf Classic he withdrew with injury.
