Up a stunning wire-to-wire success
But Valimaki got into tree trouble at the 18th and made a double bogey there to see Bradbury lead the way once more.
Bradbury said: “I knew that if I just played my own game and kept playing solid golf, I’d be somewhere near where I need to be at the end of the day. And that’s how it’s worked out.
“I’ve never really been in this position before but I’ve won tournaments – college golf kind of set me up for that, so that’s quite nice.
“I don’t feel out of place, which is the biggest thing. It’s just keeping a positive mindset and believing you should be here and you deserve it.”
Scotland’s Craig Howie is in a share of 17th on seven-under-par following a 69 yesterday.
Hometown favourite Cameron Smith endured some mid-round troubles but recovered to claim a three-shot lead headed into this morning’s final round of the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane.
The Open champion and world No. 3 began yesterday trailing compatriot Jason Scrivener by a single stroke – a deficit he quickly set about erasing.
Smith took the lead with birdies on four of his first seven holes, before a dropped shot on the parfive ninth signalled a significant change in momentum, leading to two more bogeys on 11 and 12.
But the 29-year-old LIV Golf rebel relied on his Tour experience to reset and pick up two more birdies down the stretch.
Despite dropping another shot on the 18th, Smith’s score of two-under 69 was enough to carry a three-shot advantage into today, ahead of China’s Yan Wei Liu and Masahiro Kawamura of Japan.
Meanwhile, overnight leader Scrivener fell to equal-fourth after carding five bogeys en route to a score of three-over 74.