McArthur recovers to stay in contention in Finland
FROM GORDON SIMPSON OF THE EUROPEAN TOUR
Scotland’s Andrew McArthur overcame the discomfort of a stomach upset to charge home in 32 at Linna Golf today to force his way into contention for a debut victory on the European Challenge Tour.
The 30 year old from Glasgow carded a five under par 67 to sit six shots behind joint leaders Jacob Olesen of Denmark and Frenchman Julien Guerrier going into the final round in Finland.
And he knows that a victory in the SK Golf Challenge - and the €28,000 first prize - would catapult him into tings and tantalisingly close to earning his European Tour card.
McArthur, four under par for the tournament, admitted: “It wasn’t the most pleasant of starts to my day but I gradually began to feel better and managed to birdie three holes in a row from the tenth. It was a very encouraging way to finish the round and I will be looking for something similar tomorrow.”
Currently 30th on the Challenge Tour Rankings, victory would carry McArthur close to the top ten, while fellow Scot Peter Whiteford could improve even further than his 13th position after shooting a third round of 70 to match McArthur’s total of 209.
George Murray fired a 71 for 213 alongside last week’s Scottish Hydro Challenge Jamie McLeary, who slipped back with a 74 today. Scott Jamieson shot a fine 68 for 214 going into the final day .
Full scores to follow
FROM GORDON SIMPSON OF THE EUROPEAN TOUR
Scotland’s Andrew McArthur overcame the discomfort of a stomach upset to charge home in 32 at Linna Golf today to force his way into contention for a debut victory on the European Challenge Tour.
The 30 year old from Glasgow carded a five under par 67 to sit six shots behind joint leaders Jacob Olesen of Denmark and Frenchman Julien Guerrier going into the final round in Finland.
And he knows that a victory in the SK Golf Challenge - and the €28,000 first prize - would catapult him into tings and tantalisingly close to earning his European Tour card.
McArthur, four under par for the tournament, admitted: “It wasn’t the most pleasant of starts to my day but I gradually began to feel better and managed to birdie three holes in a row from the tenth. It was a very encouraging way to finish the round and I will be looking for something similar tomorrow.”
Currently 30th on the Challenge Tour Rankings, victory would carry McArthur close to the top ten, while fellow Scot Peter Whiteford could improve even further than his 13th position after shooting a third round of 70 to match McArthur’s total of 209.
George Murray fired a 71 for 213 alongside last week’s Scottish Hydro Challenge Jamie McLeary, who slipped back with a 74 today. Scott Jamieson shot a fine 68 for 214 going into the final day .
Full scores to follow
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