Wonder round of 64 catapults Poulter into lead

Ian Poulter is looking forward to a return to the world’s top 50 after a sparkling 64 gave him a four-shot lead entering the final round of the Madrid Open.

The 30-year-old shot eight birdies and kept a bogey off this card for the third day in a row to match the eight-under-par course record set by Sweden’s Peter Gustafsson earlier in the day.