Fisher reels in Wentworth leader Casey

By Tony Jimenez

VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - British pair Paul Casey and Ross Fisher were locked in a battle royal for the title midway through the PGA Championship final round on Sunday.

World number seven Casey started the day three strokes clear of the field but his challenge faltered when he dropped a stroke at the par-four first hole in glorious sunshine at Wentworth.

Birdies at the third and fourth helped him to restore his three-stroke overnight lead before another error at the eighth meant he reached the turn in level-par 35 to stand at 13-under overall.

While Casey was stuck in neutral, European Open champion Fisher found top gear to string together five birdies in seven holes and join his fellow Englishman at the top of the leaderboard.

His fifth birdie arrived at the par-three 10th where he coolly slotted home a 40-foot putt.

In third place on 12-under was Casey's playing partner Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark.

Holder Miguel Angel Jimenez recorded only the second albatross since the tournament's inception in 1955.

The Spaniard emulated Swede Pierre Fulke's feat at the 12th in 1994 when he used a six-iron to hole out from 205 yards for a spectacular two at the par-five fourth.