Oliver Wilson is keen to learn from playing alongside veteran Bernhard Langer tomorrow - but will look to use that experience to edge the two-time Masters winner to a maiden European Tour victory at the UBS Hong Kong Open.

The 28-year-old heads into tomorrow’s final round with a one-stroke lead over Chinese Taipei’s Lin Wen-tang after carding a five-under-par 65 today for a 13-under 197 total.

Wilson has the unwanted statistic of eight second-place finishes on the European Tour since turning professional in 2005, making a victory tomorrow even more important.

However, lurking ominously just two shots behind Wilson is the daunting figure of Langer after the 51-year-old blitzed his way round the course at the Hong Kong Golf Club to card a seven-under-par 63.

That round included an eagle and six birdies - four in succession from the 13th - and means he will be grouped with Wilson and Lin tomorrow.

And Wilson admits that while he hopes to gain from the experience of playing alongside Langer, he is fully focused on securing that elusive victory.

“I’ve never played with him (Langer) before,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing what he does out there and maybe I can learn a little bit out there.

“It is a great course for him and I fancied him to do well. I don’t know how much he is playing but he’s not going to give shots away and Bernhard is probably one of the best-ever players to deal with stuff like that.

“He’s going to be dangerous and he knows how to win.”

Milestone

Wilson came close to breaking his European Tour duck at the recent HSBC Champions but lost out in a play-off to Sergio Garcia.

However, the Ryder Cup player insists he will not focus on the past and instead concentrate solely on doing the best he can.

“It is important tomorrow to try not to think about winning,” added Wilson.

“I need a good round, but hopefully I will just keep doing what I am doing and it will be enough.”

For Langer, a victory tomorrow could mark another milestone in an illustrious career for the veteran as he would become the oldest winner on the European Tour.

The 2004 Europe Ryder Cup captain has four wins this year - once on the European Senior Tour and three times on the US Champions Tour.

But Langer admits a victory tomorrow would rank as a very special moment in his career.

“I’ve had such a long and wonderful, successful career,” he said. “There have been so many good things happening to me over the 33 years that I have been playing golf as a pro that it is difficult to put things in rankings.

“There are the two Masters wins and the Ryder Cup and the captaincy and all of that stands out.

“But it would be very special (to win), that’s for sure.”

Rory McIlroy is among a group four players tied for fourth at 10 under after the Northern Irishman shot a four-under-par 66, while Colin Montgomerie remains in contention a stroke further behind following a 68 today.