Fifth hole pin placement wreaks havoc in Malaysia
The 22-year-old, who played for England at Saujana in the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy, charged up the leaderboard late in the day to join South African Martin Maritz and Australian Terry Price on six-under.
The trio led by a shot from Malaysia's own Airil-Rizman Zahari and were two clear of a 10-strong group on four-under, including Ireland's Paul McGinley. Padraig Harrington was also well in the hunt, just a further shot behind.