Macaulay, Drysdale share 10th

place in Madeira Islands Open

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Estanislao Goya will take a three-stroke advantage into Sunday's final round of the Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal at Porto Santo Golfe after compiling a two under par 69 in difficult conditions.
The Argentinian 20-year-old started the day a shot behind overnight leader Michael Hoey, but took advantage of his rivals’ slip-ups to move to eight under after three rounds.
Goya, who won the Tour de las Americas Order of Merit last year before graduating from the European Challenge Tour, is the latest Argentinian to burst onto the European Tour scene following the path set by compatriots Rafa Echenique and Andres Romero.
“I played great with the short game and then putted great as well and I think that was really the key,” he said.
“It wasn’t easy to hit the greens in regulation, so it was important to make the putts. I just tried to keep the double bogeys off the card because they can take you out of contention quickly sometimes. It was very important to stay patient and I managed to do that.”
Goya bogeyed the fourth but made amends instantly with a birdie 2 into the wind at the next.
A great putt at the sixth secured a birdie 4 and he picked up further shots at the 11th and 14th, with another dropped shot coming in between at the 13th. After his round Goya admitted that a repeat performance in the final round may be enough for a first European Tour title.
“I have to be the same as today – be patient and committed to every shot,” he added. “That is the way that I have been playing all week and it has worked well for me so far.”
Ireland’s Damien McGrane moved into second on five under after signing for a round of 70.
Last year’s Volvo China Open winner dropped shots at the second and fifth but picked off four birdies with only one bogey after that to hold on to Goya’s coattails.
“I think that was probably the toughest day we have had – maybe Thursday was as bad – but I finished one under par and I am happy with that,” said the 37 year old.
“I threw away a few shots early on, but on a day like today that is going to happen. I feel confident in myself and I am playing well – I have a good chance, we’ll see what happens. The course is playing tough but fair and you have to be creative and improvise around the greens because the short game is the thing that is keeping us all hanging in there.”
Spain’s Carlos Rodiles produced a level par round of 71 to move into third place on four under, with Hoey back in fourth after a 75 left him three under for the week.

SCOTSWATCH: Rookie Callum Macaulay produced one of his best rounds so far on the European Tour - 67 which hoisted him up the leaderboard and into a share of 10th place on 215, the same mark as compatriot David Drysdale who had a 72.
Scott Drummond and Richie Ramsay both went backwards in the third round. Drummond, after a pair of 71s, came off the rails with a 76 for 218. Ramsay has scored 73, 74 and 78 for 225.

THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 213 (3 x 71)
205 Estanislao Goya (Arg) 68 68 69
208 Damien McGrane 66 72 70
209 Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 73 65 71
210 Michael Hoey 69 66 75
211 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 66 70 75, Wil Besseling (Ned) 69 72 70
212 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 72 69 71
213 Michael McGeady 69 67 77
214 Anthony Wall 72 69 73
215 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 69 75 71, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 72 74 69, David Drysdale 72 72 71, Callum Macaulay 74 74 67, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 72 74 69, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 75 68 72
216 Andrew Butterfield 68 73 75, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 71 72 73, Richard McEvoy 70 75 71, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 73 72 71, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 71 76 69
217 Richard Bland 78 64 75, Stuart Davis 70 71 76, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 74 74, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 70 76, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 76 72 69
218 Jan Are Larsen (Nor) 71 71 76, Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 73 74 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 75 70 73, David Horsey 73 73 72, Scott Drummond 71 71 76, Anthony Snobeck (Fra) 75 69 74, Carl Suneson (Spa) 68 72 78, Gary Boyd 72 76 70, Inder Van Weerelt (Ned) 75 72 71
219 Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 74 70 75, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 74 69 76
220 Martin Wiegele (Aut) 76 69 75, Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 74 72 74, Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa) 70 75 75, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 76 72 72, Robert Coles 74 74 72, Per-Ulrik Johansson (Swe) 72 73 75, Paul Broadhurst 70 72 78, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 78 73, James Kamte (Rsa) 76 71 73
221 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 74 69 78, Roope Kakko (Fin) 74 72 75, Liam Bond 75 69 77, Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 73 70 78, Branden Grace (Rsa) 72 72 77, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 74 74 73, John E Morgan 74 74 73, Iain Pyman 76 70 75, Ricardo Santos (Por) 74 73 74
222 Julien Clement (Swi) 77 71 74, Antonio Sobrinho (Por) 75 73 74, Michele Reale (Ita) 71 73 78, Matthew Mills 73 70 79, Bradley Dredge 72 74 76
223 Gary Clark 71 73 79, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 71 75 77, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 72 76 75, Paul Waring 69 74 80
224 Garry Houston 71 73 80
225 Richie Ramsay 73 74 78, Nathan T Smith (USA) 75 72 78, Nuno Campino (Por) 79 69 77, Phillip Price 75 73 77, Javier Colomo (Spa) 71 74 80, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 77 69 79
226 Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 76 71 79
227 Petter Bocian (Swe) 78 69 80, David Griffiths 72 74 81, Costantino Rocca (Ita) 72 76 79