Back-to-back birdies saw Beck cut down Jarryd Felton’s three-stoke overnight lead to finish with a round of 4-under 68 – equal best of the day.

“It was good today. It was a bit better ball-striking wise and I holed some nice putts early,” Beck said.

“I gave myself a lot of chances with birdie putts and managed to sneak a couple in on 14 and 15 so I had two good birdies there.

“I haven’t been in this position for a while especially in a tier-two event. It’s great to be in this position and I feel good so I’ll just see what I can do tomorrow.”

Felton relinquished a handy lead following an even-par round of 72. He was one-over through nine holes yet consecutive birdies looked like he had arrested his slump.

But the Perth local faltered with a bogey on 14 to take his total back to 12-under.

“Today was a grind. It was really hard out here, but you can’t be upset with even-par. I’m still in the tournament and am looking forward to tomorrow,” Felton said.

“I’m only one back and as Darren showed, it can all change very quickly. I’m enjoying it out there so we’ll just see what happens.”

Six birdies for Stephen Dartnall helped move the West Australian to third, following a standout 4-under 68 for a 10-under total.

Dartnall, the 2016 WA PGA champion, says a lapse in time spent on the course has surprisingly been beneficial to his performance.

“I haven’t played a lot of golf, let alone social golf. Not relying on golf as an income has let me play with little pressure,” Dartnall said.

“It’s a cliche but I’m playing it one shot at a time.”

Robert Hogan sits in outright fourth place following a steady round of 2-under 70 for a three-round total of 9-under the card, one shot ahead of fellow New South Welshman Jordan Zunic at 8-under.

Experienced campaigner Michael Sim and recently-turned pro Justin Warren remain in contention at 7-under the card in sixth place.

The fourth and final round of the TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship begins at 7:25am AWST at Kalgoorlie Golf Course.

The final round of the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia tournament will be live streamed on PGA TV from 10am AWST on Sunday 13 October.

For round three results and round four visit pga.org.au.

To watch PGA TV visit pga.org.au.