Marc Leishman and Aaron Wise tied for lead at AT&T Byron Nelson

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Marc Leishman and Aaron Wise tied for lead at AT&T Byron Nelson

Australian Marc Leishman was finally caught at the top of the AT&T Byron Nelson leaderboard by American Aaron Wise as the pair head into the final round in a share of the lead, Sky Sports report.

The pair will start the final round on Sunday on 17 under, with Wise chasing a maiden PGA Tour title.

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Leishman had been leading the event outright since his opening round 10 under 61 on Thursday, however, Wise caught Leishman after four birdies on the front-nine on Saturday which lifted him into the outright lead at the turn.

Leishman then responded with birdies of his own on the 14th and 15th, with Wise again replying with back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17.

Wise could and should have been going into the final round in the outright lead, but the American three-putted the final green to slip back to 17 under.

Both Wise and Leishman will be looking over their shoulders on Sunday, with Australian Matt Jones and American Kevin Na just four shots adrift on 13 under.

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