Paul McPhee loses lead
but still in hunt for
English Under-16 title

Perth's Paul McPhee dropped out of the No 1 position he had held either jointly or on his own through the first two rounds when the third round was played in the English Under-16 boys' open amateur stroke-play championship for the McGregor Trophy at High Post Golf Club, Wiltshire this morning.
Four players, Matthew Chapman, James Brockington, Seb Crookall-Nixon and Jamie Carney, share the lead on level par 210 with a round left.
In glorious sunshine this morning, Chapman, from Wentworth, threatened to build a solid lead by getting to two under. But he surrendered his advantage over the closing three holes to sign for 70.
Brockington, from Henley, who started the day on one under, had to settle for 71 as did Crookall-Nixon, from Workington, while Carney also got to three under through ten holes but also fell foul of the back nine and finished with 72.
Overnight leader Paul McPhee (picture above by courtesy of Tom Ward) was tied with Carney on three under through ten but also found the homeward stretch a tough nut to crack, taking 39 shots for a 75 and 211, one off the lead.
To emphasise that the title is wide open, three players are on 212, Will Chambers with 70, Welshman Rhys Pugh with 72 and Eddie Peters who returned 73.
The best morning rounds were returned by Curtis Griffiths from Wentworth with 67 for 213 and by Jack Bush from Wales and Yorkshire’s Cameron Hutchinson, both with 68.
Just five strokes cover the leading 16 players with 18 holes to play.