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Late birdie leaves Dunne in a tie for 17th. David Davies

Could Paul Dunne launch a challenge at Torrey Pines? He's only four shots back

Scott Brown and KJ Choi lead the field at the Farmers Insurance Open.

PGA TOUR DEBUTANT Paul Dunne will start today’s final round at the Farmers Insurance Open just four shots off the lead.

The Greystones golfer rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt at the last to finish his third round with a 71.

He sits on five-under-par, four behind joint leaders Scott Brown and KJ Choi ahead of Sunday’s action at Torrey Pines.

But it’s a stacked leaderboard with just four strokes separating the top 23 players. Jimmy Walker and Gary Woodland are a shot off the pace on eight-under, while Dustin Johnson is among those still in the mix on six-under.

After opening with early bogeys at the first and again at the fourth, Dunne showed his resilience with two birdies to get back to level par by the turn.

A three-putt at the par-three 11th cost him another shot, but two big birdies — a 26 footer at 13, and another at the last — put him right in contention.

Dunne tees off for his final round alongside Patton Kizzire and Derek Fathauer at 3.50pm Irish time.

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