The international contingent is feeling right at home on the Gold Coast with the top-three positions on the Australian PGA Championship leaderboard filled by visiting Professionals.

A trio of internationals lead the Australian PGA Championship into the final round.

Co-sanctioned by the European Tour a strong contingent of players from the continent and South Africa has headed down under hoping to snare Australia’s richest golf tournament.

However it was American Harold Varner III who has captured the attention of Aussie golf fans with his big hitting style, fun loving personality and honest opinions.

Today he fired 6-under 66 to jump up the top of the leaderboard and be tied for the lead on 3-under the card.

Joining him are South African friends Dylan Frittelli and Zander Lombard who each fired 1-under 71 today.

Nathan Holman takes leading Aussie honours after he fired 2-under 70 today. He is outright fourth on the leaderboard and two shots behind the leading trio.

2015 PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year, Matt Millar and Swede David Lingmerth are the only other players to be even par after three rounds, they are tied 5^th heading into the final round.

Rounding out the top-10 on the leaderboard is a contingent of Aussies, starting the round on 1-over the card are Daniel Nisbet, Richard Green, Cameron Smith, Michael Wright, Jack Wilson and Dimitrios Papadatos.

The final round of the Australian PGA Championship tees off at 6.05am tomorrow with the final group of Harold Varner III and Dylan Frittelli will be on course at 11.31am

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Key Quotes:

Harold Varner III, 74, 73, 66, 3-under, T1

"I think I should be able to play anywhere in the world, if you want to be an elite player.  The best players in the world, they win all over, so this was another opportunity to give myself a chance somewhere else."

"It gives you an opportunity to hit drivers and I like that a lot, and if you hole putts you’re going to play well."

"That would be awesome (winning AUD$1million for a hole in one on the 16^th).  That’s all I was thinking about all over the golf course today, that would just make my week."

Dylan Frittelli, 70, 72, 71, 3-under, T1

"It was a good round.  I was happy with the way I finished.  1-under par’s always good in tough conditions like this."

"The front 9 was consistent golf, hit a lot of greens; left myself a lot of putts and back 9 was slightly different, had a bit of a speed wobble there coming in bogey on 16 and then birdie on 17, but I was really happy with the way I played."

Zander Lombard, 67, 75, 71, 3-under, T1

"I’ve played really well today, kept it in the right spots again and just stuck it out, a few good up and downs and great chipping on 16, it was just the highlight of the day I suppose."

"There’s definitely some nerves on the first tee but as soon as I got into the game and started to go through my processes, just got back into the zone and played my best golf and it showed today."

Nathan Holman, 77, 68, 70, 1-under, 4^th

"Obviously a bogey on the last is pretty disappointing.  It was a tough hole today with that pin being back left and I thought I hit a good shot in there and obviously bad bounce and it ran through the green. Nice chip shot but a poor putt."

"I’ve been close a few times and I kind of got myself into some really good positions and haven’t capitalised yet but you keep doing that a number of times, you’re going to get one that’s going to work out for you, so hopefully tomorrow."

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