Seamus Power moved closer to the finish he needs to regain full PGA Tour status with a four-under 68 in the second round of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship in Indiana.

The West Waterford man (32) could need a solo sixth place finish to move into the top 25 in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals points list who are awarded full status on the PGA Tour.

But as things stand, he would have enough with eighth (given the performances of other players) and at four-under par he’s just three shots shy of that mark at Victoria National Golf Club.

Chris Baker leads by two strokes on 12-under par from Lanto Griffin and England’s Tom Lewis (28), who needs to finish ninth to win his PGA Tour ticket.

“It's a course that's challenging,” Lewis said of Victoria National. “You have to hit it very solid and I've done that for a couple days.

“My aspiration is to be as good a player as I can and being over on the PGA TOUR would be a dream of mine. I've had one really good year. So hopefully I can continue that and hopefully be over here in the near future and focus over here.”

Power opened with a level par 72 but after taking 32 putts on Friday he had just 27 yesterday, picking up birdies at the 10th, 13th and 18th and following his lone bogey at the first (for the second day running) with birdie twos at the fifth and seventh.

At four-under, he’s tied for 32nd, leaving him with work to do over the next few days to ensure he’s one of the 50 players awarded cards via the second tier tour with 25 from the Finals joining 25 from the regular season points list.

They would be ranked behind the top 125 from the FedEx Cup points list.

Rory falls back

Andres Romero produced a brilliant comeback on day three at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club to take a one shot lead into the final round of the Omega European Masters.

The Argentinian had produced the best round of his career on Friday with a 61 but he was sliding down the leaderboard after a bogey and a double in the early stages on Moving Day, before dragging himself back to level par at the turn. He then came home in 31 to sign for a 66 and a 14 under par total. Scores

Australian Wade Ormsby is his nearest challenger at 13 under par after his round of 67, with 2017 Race to Dubai Champion Tommy Fleetwood and Malaysia's Gavin Green one shot further back.

World Number Two Rory McIlroy’s bogey-bogey finish saw him drop back to three shots off the lead at 11 under par, alongside South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Italy’s Lorenzo Gagli and Finn Kalle Samooja, whose round of 62 is his European Tour best.

Italian Renato Paratore hit the 25th hole in one of the season at the 13th in his round of 67 to sit at 10 under par, alongside Major winner Sergio Garcia, Matthias Schwab of Austria and Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg.

Challenge for Dawson and McBride

Low scoring was the order of the day once again at the KPMG Trophy where Robin Dawson shot 68 and Paul McBride a one-under 71 and fell down the leaderboard in Belgium.

Dawson slipped to 19th on 12-under, six strokes behind the leaders, while McBride is tied 38th on 10-under at Millennium Golf. Scores

Laurie Canter credits a new perspective for helping propel him into a three-way share of the lead heading into the final round of the KPMG Trophy.

England’s Laurie Canter (63), Ross McGowan (65) and Richard Mansell (64) lead by one stroke on 18-under

Joint-leader McGowan is on a remarkable hot-streak. The 37-year-old has yet to drop a shot all week, and his current run of bogey-free holes stands at 73, following a flawless final round in last week’s Rolex Trophy.

Should he continue the streak tomorrow, McGowan will move closer to Jin Young Ko’s recently established record of 114 consecutive holes without a bogey in professional competition. It was only two days ago when Ko bettered the previous mark of 110 holes, which was set by Tiger Woods in 2000.

77 for Meadow in Portland

On the LPGA Tour, Stephanie Meadow lies tied 59th with a round to go in the Cambia Portland Classic.

The winner of the ISPS Handa World Invitational at Galgorm Castle two weeks ago, she failed to make a birdie in a five-over 77 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.

At three-under, she’s 16 shots behind American Yealimi Noh, whose eight-under 64 gave her a three-stroke lead over Australia’s Hannah Green on 19-under. Scores

Clarke shines in Canada

Darren Clarke made six birdies in a four-under 66 to share 31st with a round to go in the PGA Tour Champions’s Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary.

At three-under, he’s tied 31st on three-under, seven strokes behind Steve Flesch, who heads Tom Gillis and West Short Jnr by one stroke on 10-under at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club. Scores

Magnus P Atlevi and Phillip Price are set for a final day battle at Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel and Country Club as they share the lead on nine under par following day two of The Sinclair Invitational. Scores

Atlevi posted a five under par round of 67 and joined Price at the top of the leaderboard thanks to a birdie on the 18th hole, after the Welshman had carded a bogey-free 68 to set the pace earlier in the day.

The lead on nine-under par with Philip Walton tied 19th on one-under after a 73 with Mark McNulty 35th on two-over after a 74 and Des Smyth 46th on five-over after a 75.