Blythewood, SC – Tadd Fujikawa is easily one of the most recognizable golfers at any event he enters. Standing just 5'1" and always hosting a smile, the kid from Honolulu seems to stick out with a bit of flair and genuine charisma. On the eGolf Tour, he is finally settling into his own and finding a comfort level amidst players close to his age. With 18 holes to play in the tour's Golf in Morocco Classic, he is close to winning his first tour title.

Fujikawa, who entered the third round with a two-shot lead over Matt McQuillan and Chris Baker, is playing his first full season on the eGolf Tour and is just one week removed from his best finish of the year – a T5 at last week's Cabarrus Classic. Standing on the first tee at 11-under 132, Fujikawa promptly blocked his opening tee shot to the right and set the tone for what would be a frustrating day with his driver.

"I honestly hit just two fairways – Nos. 3 and 9. I had a bunch of blocks and a bunch of pull hooks," said Fujikawa. "If you're missing it one way all day, it's okay, but I hit a few left and then started playing mind games with myself."

Mind games early on must have been a good thing, as Fujikawa quickly found himself at 3-under on his round after a par-par-eagle-birdie stretch to open his first four holes. A bogey at the par-3 fifth dropped him back to 2-under on his round, where he would eventually make the turn at 34.

Frank Adams IIIThe back nine was a bit of a toss up with two birdies and two bogeys after Fujikawa was constantly forced to get creative from the rough and the trees. Nevertheless, he managed to post an inward nine of even-par 36 to finish at 2-under 70, in turn maintaining his two-shot cushion heading into Saturday's final round.

"I'm going to get a good rest tonight for sure, but hopefully come back tomorrow and get it back," said Fujikawa, who managed to find a local Thai restaurant on Thursday night for some much needed Pad Thai. "I want to go out in the final round and play my own game. I just want to do the best I can."

After multiple starts on the PGA TOUR, Fujikawa conceded that it's nice to be around players closer to his age. At the scoring table after each round, Fujikawa is often found exchanging cell numbers with fellow players and making plans for golf at Sea Island, where he now resides with his mom Lori.

"The guys out here are a little bit closer to my age. Most of the guys on the PGA TOUR are about 30 or 35, so it's a bit different," said Fujikawa, who turned 19 in January of this year. "The guys out here are really nice – the guys on the PGA TOUR are great, it's just a little different connection. The guys out here are really good and I just enjoy myself out on this tour."

His numerous starts at the Sony Open in Hawaii and other TOUR stops usually feature countless requests and outside agencies pulling on his time. On the eGolf Tour, he is able to focus on simply becoming a better player – but that doesn't necessarily make things easier.

"I don't know if it makes it easier or harder, but out here you can just go about your business," Fujikawa said after his round. "I really enjoy that. You can just go out and play your game and do what you need to do to prepare."

Fujikawa now sits on top of a 54-hole lead for the first time since the Mid-Pacific Open in April of last year. Playing in his native Hawaii, Fujikawa entered the final round with a seven-shot lead and eventually won by nine – despite a final-round 76 – over former PGA TOUR winner David Ishii.

Trailing Fujikawa by two shots is five-time eGolf Tour winner Frank Adams III of Laurinburg, NC. Adams, a former standout at East Carolina University, has put together rounds of 67-68-69—204 to sit alone in second with 18 holes still to play.

Adams has often been referred to as the "Corey Pavin" of the eGolf Tour. A relentless bulldog who has absolutely zero quit in him on the golf course, the 5'7" Adams is the epitome of the player who makes the most out of every round and swing. A bit of that attitude could be attributed to a deep family tradition of athletic excellence. Adams' brother Russ is a current member of the New York Mets, while his brother Stewart played college football at Appalachian State University.

Sitting alone in third is Baker, who played alongside Fujikawa in Friday's third round and managed to post a 2-under 70. The former Iowa State Cyclone golfer is currently at 10-under 205, just three shots behind Fujikawa's lead.

The final round will begin at 8:20 AM on Saturday morning at Columbia Country Club, with players teeing off in threesomes off of Nos. 1 and 10. The tournament is open to the public and free of charge.

• At the conclusion of this week's event, the top eight members, in order of finish, will be awarded exemptions into the European Challenge Tour's Moroccan Golf Classic – courtesy of Association du Trophée Hassan II de Golf (ATH). The eight players will have their round-trip flight from New York's JFK airport to Casablanca, Morocco paid for, free accommodations at the Pullman El Jadida Resort and Spa, and complimentary entry into the tournament proper, all courtesy of the ATH.