DOAK HAS A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE ON
CHALLENGE TOUR IN FRANCE

Former Tartan Tour Order of Merit winner Chris Doak had a roller-coaster ride in the third round of the AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans, this weekend's European Challenge Tour event, at Golf des Volcans, France.
Doak had a third-round 74, three over par for the 7,110yd course, which included a triple bogey 7 at the par-4 12th, a double-bogey 7 at the long 2nd and a bag of six birdies.
Going into the final round, Chris is in joint 22nd place on 218 - 11 strokes behind the three-shot leader, Gareth Padison from New Zealand.
The only other Scot among the qualifiers, Ed Thomson is back in joint 65th place on 227.

SCOREBOARD

LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 213 (3 x 71)

207 G Paddison (NZ) 70 69 68.
210 M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 67 71 72.
211 L Westerberg (Swe) 75 68 68.
212 P Larrazabal (Spa) 77 66 69, O Whiteley (Eng) 72 70 70.
Scots scores:
218 C Doak 72 72 74 (jt 22nd).
227 E Thomson 78 71 78 (jt 6th).