Stephen Browne remains in contention to win the third Challenge Tour title of his career at the 103 Abierto VISA de la Republica presentado por Peugeot.
 
Despite a disappointing third round of three over par 73 at the Hurlingham Golf Club in Buenos Aries, Browne is just four shots off the 11 under par lead, held by Finland’s Antti Ahokas.
 
Belfast’s Gareth Maybin carded a third round of level par 70 to remain on two under, while Waterville’s David Higgins dropped back to one under after a 71.

Third round scores from the 103 Abierto VISA de la Republica presentado por Peugeot, Hurlinham Golf Club, Buenos Aries, par 70
 
199 Antti Ahokas (Fin) 67 66 66;
202 Martin Monguzzi (Arg) 64 68 70;
203 Stephen Browne (Irl) 65 65 73;
204 David Horsey (Eng) 69 68 67; Estanislao Goya (Arg) 69 65 70;
205 Rodolfo Gonzalez (Arg) 66 72 67;
206 Fredrik Widmark (Swe) 67 73 66; James Morrison (Eng) 69 68 69;
207 Pablo Del Grosso (Arg) 71 69 67; Wil Besseling (Ned) 68 69 70; Marco Soffietti (Ita) 70 68 69; Raul Fretes (Par) 68 69 70; Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 65 71 71; Angel Franco (Par) 76 65 66; Edward Rush (Eng) 70 72 65;
208 Gareth Maybin (Nir) 69 69 70; Wilhelm Schauman (Swe) 71 69 68;
209 Richard Mcevoy (Eng) 72 69 68; Christoph Günther (Ger) 66 71 72; David Higgins (Irl) 71 67 71; Eric Ramsay (Sco) 70 70 69; Sergio Acevedo (Arg) 73 69 67; Anders Schmidt Hansen (Den) 69 70 70; Adan Sowa (Arg) 70 71 68; Christophe Brazillier (Fra) 71 70 68; Jorge Berendt (Arg) 70 69 70;
210 Benjamin Miarka (Ger) 71 69 70; Colm Moriarty (Irl) 70 72 68; Gary Boyd (Eng) 71 66 73; Klas Eriksson (Swe) 69 71 70; Philippe Gasnier (Bra) 68 73 69;
211 Diego Vanegas (Col) 72 70 69; Alessio Bruschi (Ita) 70 71 70; Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 71 72 68; Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 71 69 71; Johan Sköld (Swe) 72 67 72; Inder Van Weerelt (Ned) 73 68 70; Roberto Coceres (Arg) 72 70 69; Tino Schuster (Ger) 70 70 71; Rafael Gomez (Arg) 68 71 72;
212 Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 70 69 73; Miguel Guzman (Arg) 70 70 72; Taco Remkes (Ned) 72 70 70; Michele Reale (Ita) 67 75 70; Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 72 70 70; Roland Steiner (Aut) 71 65 76;
213 Luis Carbonetti (Arg) 71 69 73; James Heath (Eng) 74 68 71; Paulo Pinto (Arg) 72 71 70 ; Mikko Korhonen (Fin) 69 74 70; Andreas Högberg (Swe) 72 71 70; Nicolas Vanhootegem (Bel)  71 76; James Hepworth (Eng) 71 68 74; Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 68 71 74; Julian Etulain (Am) (Arg) 74 69 70;
214 Christopher Hanell (Swe) 73 66 75; Matthew Cort (Eng) 67 74 73; Jorge Fernandez Valdez (Am (Arg) 72 70 72;
215 Mark Tullo (Chi) 73 70 72; Gustavo Rojas (Arg) 68 74 73;
216 Julio Nunez (Arg) 73 70 73; Jordi Garcia (Esp) 71 70 75;
217 Julian Nicolosi (Arg) 73 69 75; Gustavo Acosta (Arg) 72 70 75; Mauricio Molina (Arg) 70 72 75; Cesar Monasterio (Arg) 71 71 75;
218 Cesar Costilla (Arg) 72 69 77; Adam Gee (Eng) 69 73 76; Juan Ignacio Gil (Arg) 72 70 76;
219 Alan Wagner (Arg) 70 70 79; Peter Kaensche (Nor) 68 75 76;
223 Esteban Martinez (Am) (Arg) 71 69 83