Ilonen leads China Open

A timely chip-in pushed Finland's Mikko Ilonen into a slender one-shot lead ahead of Korean duo YE Yang and Kim Do-hoon and Jamie Donaldson midway through a see-saw third round at the Volvo China Open today.

Ilonen surged up the leaderboard on a blustery third day at Jinji Lake International Golf Club with three birdies over his first four holes before edging ahead at 12-under-par with a deft chip and run from the edge of the green at the par-five ninth at the end of the wetlands-style front nine.