Anders Hansen stretched his lead to five shots in the third round of the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth.

The overnight leader picked up six birdies in his first 12 holes, and added another on the 17th on his way to a 66.

Spain's Carlos Rodiles was impressive again following his second round 67, and leads the chasing pack just ahead of Eduardo Romero, Colin Montgomerie and a resurgent Nick Faldo.

Holland's Maarten Lafeber carded a five-under-par 67 to finish on eight under, sharing the best round of the day with Gary Evans before Hansen overtook them both.

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1745 Anders Hansen misses a par putt on the last, but completes a magnificent round in 66.

The Dane made seven birdies and one bogey, and will begin the final round with a lead of five shots.

Eduardo Romero rescues his round in spectacular fashion with two eagles and goes into third place on 10 under.

1740 Carlos Rodiles holes a 10-foot putt for another birdie to complete his round of 68 and move to 12 under, three shots clear in second place.

Colin Montgomerie has to settle for another par and a disappointing 72 that sees him seven shots off the lead.

1730 Anders Hansen recovers from a poor drive on the 17th with a magnificent chip that almost brings an eagle.

The Dane holes out for his seventh birdie of the round to regain a six-shot lead.

Mark McNulty goes to nine under with his third successive birdie on the 18th.

1725 Carlos Rodiles moves to within five strokes of the lead with a birdie on the par-five 17th.

Colin Montgomerie misses his birdie putt, while leader Anders Hansen makes par on the 16th before a wild drive on the 17th.

1710 Nick Faldo birdies the last to complete a round of 68 and move into contention on nine under.

The leading trio look to have run out of inspiration, with none able to threaten a birdie on holes 15 and 16.

1652 Michael Campbell slips back to six under with a double bogey on the 16th after a wild drive.

Carlos Rodiles is also loose off the tee but manages to salvage a par, while Colin Montgomerie makes a comfortable par on the 15th.

1640 Carlos Rodiles holes a massive putt on the 14th for his third birdie in four holes, taking him clear in second on 10 under.

1630 Nick Faldo moves up the leaderboard to eight under with a birdie on the 16th after missing a similar putt on the previous hole.

Anders Hansen makes his sixth birdie in 12 holes as his incredible round continues, with the chasing pack struggling to stay in touch.

1615 Michael Campbell briefly moves into second place on his own with a birdie on the 12th, but immediately drops one at the next.

Colin Montgomerie takes up the chase with a birdie at the 12th to move second on nine under, while Spain's Carlos Rodiles joins him with two successive birdies.

Peter Baker birdies the last to join the chasing pack on eight under, while David Gilford slips back to seven under with a bogey.

1600 Anders Hansen birdies the eighth and 10th holes to go 15 under and stretch his lead to seven shots.

Colin Montgomerie responds with a birdie at the 10th to go to eight under.

Michael Campbell birdies the 11th to go eight under but Mark McNulty has a double-bogey six at the 11th to slip back to five under.

1550 Holland's Maarten Lafeber birdies the 17th and 18th to finish with a 67 - taking him to eight under.

David Gilford joins him with a birdie at the 12th but Sam Torrance drops a shot at the ninth to slip back to six under.

1530 Montgomerie's problems continue as he bogeys the seventh to leave Hansen with a six-shot advantage.

Eduardo Romero picks up a shot to move into second place on eight under and a birdie at 12 takes Nick Faldo to five under.

1515 Hansen drops a shot at the fifth but birdies the sixth to move back to 13 under.

The lead grows to five shots as Montgomerie bogeys the sixth.

Carlos Rodiles drops his second shot of the day to slip back to six under, and Michael Campbell joins him with a birdie at the seventh.

1455 Hansen birdies the fourth hole to go four shots clear on 13 under.

Peter Baker eagles the 12th to go seven under and Sam Torrance moves to six under with a birdie at the sixth.

David Gilford birdies the eighth to go seven under.

1445 Eduardo Romero drops back to seven under after a double bogey six at the third hole.

Gilford birdies the sixth to go six under but bogeys for Barry Lane and Nick Faldo take them back to five under.

1430 Hansen stretches his advantage to two with a birdie at the second hole.

The lead grows as Montgomerie bogeys the third and Rodiles also drops a shot to go to seven under.

Lane picks up his fourth birdie in five holes at the 14th to move to six under.

Mark McNulty drops another shot at the third to slip back to six under and Paul Lawrie finishes with a 68 for a clubhouse total of five under par.

1415 Montgomerie birdies the second to close the gap on Hansen to one shot.