Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal watched a four-shot lead disappear as Australia carded a nine-under-par 63 to share top place after the third round fourballs at the World Cup on Saturday. The Spaniards, who looked uncatchable after a brilliant 63 in Friday's foursomes, carded a respectable 67 but Richard Green and Brendan Jones reined them in and caught them on 22-under with the latter's birdie at the 18th. “It was a good, solid performance,” said 37-year-old Green, who combined with Jones for an eagle, eight birdies and a single bogey. “We both played pretty well. I always knew that we could catch that up ... we're very confident.” The turning point of the day came when Jones fired a beautiful nine iron onto the 15th green and sank a six-foot putt for an eagle, while the Spaniards bogeyed it for the second day in a row. “We didn't have as good a round as the first round, more mistakes today,” said Larrazabal, who put an eagle and four birdies on the board with Jimenez. “But we are still leading. So we know if we are playing like yesterday, we are going to win the tournament.” Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson of Sweden shot a solid 66 to move up to third, four shots behind the leaders, with Germany's Martin Kaymer and Alex Cejka fourth on 17-under after a 68. Ireland is fifth a further shot back. All eyes, though, were on the final grouping where Spain and Australia were hoping for a good day to leave them with a chance of clinching a fifth World Cup for their countries. Australia had the early edge with four birdies on the front nine but Jimenez chipped in from 60 yards for an eagle three at the seventh and Spain turned around three shots ahead of their rivals. Both picked up shots at the 11th - Green slotting home a 12-foot putt, Larrazabal a five-footer - before the Australians canceled out a bogey at the 13th with a birdie at the next. Then came the 15th and the three-shot swing. “Tomorrow we don't want to play that hole, from 14 we go to 16,” joked world number 20 Jimenez, who found the rough with his drive. Spain edged ahead again with another birdie at the 16th but Jones drained a four foot birdie putt to tie matters up again at the last. “Yesterday, I missed a little putt on the last hole, and I had the same sort of length putt today,” said the 33-year-old, who plays on the Japan Tour. “I sort of made up for it today. We feel a lot better walking off the golf course with a birdie ... it's a solid round of golf and we are right where we want to be.” The format returns to foursomes, where players take alternate shots, for the climax of the $5.5 million tournament on Sunday.
