The pair will be hoping to build on it’s 14 under total and claim Denmark’s first World Cup of Golf. They lead the powerhouse American duo of Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker by four shots, while the Chinese team of Li Haotong and Ashun Wu are a further shot back at nine under. Japan, France and Spain are all tied fourth at seven under.

Following on from their sensational 12 under 60 on day two, Kjeldsen and Olesen had an early setback with a bogey at the 3rd hole. But they fought back with birdies at 4, 5 and 8 to reach the turn in 33. Another birdie followed at the 10th, which saw their lead stretch to six shots as they reached 15 under.

But a poor drive from Olesen on the par-4 11th found the thick ti-tree right of the fairway. After much deliberation with the rules official, they took an unplayable lie drop and Kjeldsen hit their ball back into play. Olesen followed up with a pitch that finished an agonising seven feet from the cup, but Kjeldsen was equal to the task and holed the putt for bogey, when a double bogey or worse could easily have derailed their round.

The duo grabbed its fifth birdie of the round two holes later when Olesen blasted a drive within chipping distance on the 338-metre par-4. Kjeldsen pitched close and Olesen rolled in the birdie putt to get back to 15 under.

The Danes seemed to be cruising after that but a three-putt bogey on the 17th hole caught them by surprise and they finished the round at 14 under.

Soren Kjeldsen (right) climbs through the ti-tree beside the 11th fairway looking for the Danish ball. PHOTO: Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images.

Olesen says they won’t be expecting an easy ride to the finish and a maiden win in the Cup.

“We showed yesterday that a really low score is possible out there in the fourball. I had a seven-shot lead in Turkey and it got down to one shot very quickly, so I know how quick this game can go sometimes,” he said.

“It's definitely not going to be easy tomorrow. There's a lot of great players here and a lot of birdies out there. It's a four-shot lead, which is really nice, but it's not going to be easy.”

Olesen did admit it will be easier to defend a lead playing fourball than it would be in an individual strokeplay format.

“It's definitely easier best-ball than playing on your own, I will say,” Olesen said. “It's definitely nice to have a partner out there. We've had a great week so far. We've had fun out there.

“Even though we made a couple of bogies, we still have fun and enjoyed each other's company, so that's what we have to do tomorrow again.”

Kjeldsen revealed there would be no change of strategy for the Danes as they launch an all out attack on the title.

“It's attack, for sure, and it has been even in the foursomes, I think,” he smiled.

“We try to take shots on, we try to keep pushing, certainly in the fourball even more so probably. End of the day, you've got to hit quality shots, but I think it's probably more a mental thing than a strategic thing.

“You need to get up on the shots and put the images that you want in your head instead of what you don't want.

“It's not like we're just going to aim at every pin with 4-irons, whatever, but you need to get into that mindset of trying to take things on.”

Rickie Fowler fires an approach from the edge of the ti-tree during the third round. PHOTO: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images.

The United States conjured up five birdies in its round of 69 to reach 10 under and will play alongside the Danes in the final round.

“I mean, it would be nice to be out front or a little closer, but with where we were coming from into today, just putting up a solid round of golf was what we wanted to do,” Fowler said. “We did that and we gave ourselves a chance going into tomorrow.

“It's going to take some good golf and some birdies obviously, but it will be nice being in that final group to know exactly where we stand.”

Fowler says they are confident of putting some pressure on the Danes in the fourball finale.

“We got ourselves back in a better position than we were in,” he said. “And then in the final group where we're going to be playing with the guys and seeing what they're doing and potentially what we need to do.”

Walker added: “I think Rick and I just need to go out and make a bunch of birdies. That's all we can do.

“I know we think our best golf's still in front of us, so we'll go out tomorrow and see what happens.

“We have a great shot to go do something really cool and fun tomorrow.”

France's Romain Langasque rolls in an eagle putt on the par-5 8th. France is tied fourth, seven shots behind the Danes. PHOTO: William West/AFP/Getty Images

China’s Wu and Haotong are not without a chance either, but will rue their poor start to the third round where they dropped three shots in the first two holes.

But they fought back bravely when many thought they would free fall down the leaderboard. Birdies at 4, 5 and 11 squared the ledger for China

“I think we just kind of really relaxed because nothing can worse that, you know, so it's really worst start,” Haotong said. “But we make couple birdies in a row and good comeback and good recover.”

Wu said it would be an all out attack on the final round.

“For sure it's attack in mind because nothing to lose, you know,” he said. “Already behind alot of shots, so we just play and make a birdie. Yeah, I think we can do that.”