Overnight leader Komei Oda of Japan has overcome an up-and-down round for an even par 72 to keep the lead after the third round at the Casio Open men's golf tournament.

Oda, who has yet to win a title on the Japan Tour, carded five birdies against five bogeys for a three-round total of 11-under-par 205, keeping a four-stroke lead and moving nearer his first victory.

Fellow Japanese Yusaku Miyazato, Hirofumi Miyase and Kenichi Kuboya were tied in second place on 209, followed by Tetsuya Haraguchi on 210.

Teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa, who is already guaranteed to become the youngest Japanese to earn more than 100 million yen (one million dollar), hit a 71 for a 10th place tie with other seven golfers on 212.

The previous record-holder, female golfer Ai Miyazato, was 19 when she reached the milestone in 2004.

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