After carding 15 birdies in his opening two rounds, it came as no surprise to see Sato was thrilled with his performance.

"I played so well. Putting was so-so, but my ball-striking was great again today. It feels great to play so well again. I hope that I can keep playing well this weekend because I want to win the tournament."

Huang has played across a number of Tours, including the European Tour, Asian Tour, and PGA TOUR Series-China, to name a few, and is known for his ability to get on a roll once he gets into a rhythm. That was certainly the case Friday.

After starting his day with a birdie on the par-3 11th, Huang kept the pedal down, adding four more birdies on his front nine to make the turn at 5-under. He then birdied holes 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9 to close a memorable round that included more birdies than pars.

Chasing the leaders in a tie for fifth at 10-under are Chinese duo Yang Yinong (66) and amateur Liang Enqi (68), American David Kocher (66), and Chinese Taipei's Chiehpo Lee (68).