Sepp Straka holds off charging Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy at Pebble Beach

The Irish duo matched each other for the third straight day with a pair of 65s.

Sepp Straka is ahead at Pebble Beach (Nic Coury/AP)

Sepp Straka narrowly reclaimed the lead at the end of the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, holding off the charging Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry.

The Austrian, who had a three-shot halfway lead in his bid to claim a second win of the PGA season, birdied four of his last five holes in a third-round 70 as he moved to 16-under-par.