AUSTRIA LEAD WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

Austria in control in Omega Mission Hills World Cup European Qualifier

Austria were on spectacular form in the third round fourballs at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup European Qualifier in Estonia, shooting  61 to lead by two shots going into the final day.

Florian Praegant and Roland Steiner, both regulars on the Challenge Tour, carded nine birdies and an eagle in a magnificent display of fourball golf to reach 19 under par for the tournament.

 Hot on the heels of the Austrian pair are the Dutch duo of Joost Luiten and Robert-Jan Derksen, who shot 63 to drop back from a tie for first to second place on their own. 

Portugal were in impressive form in the third round, shooting 61 to lie in third place having started the day tied for seventh.

HOW THEY STAND

197 – Austria (Roland STEINER/Florian PRAEGANT)

199 – Netherlands (Joost LUITEN / Robert-Jan DERKSEN)

201 – Portugal (Ricardo SANTOS/ Hugo SANTOS)

204 – Greece (Karantzias PANAGIOTIS/Gkinis THEMISTOKLIS)

206 – Finland (Mikko KORHONEN/ Joonas GRANBERG), Chile (Mark TULLO/ Felipe AGUILAR)

208 – Switzerland (Martin ROMANGER/Nicolas SULZER)

211 – Slovenia (Sebastjan AJSTER/ Gregor SLABE)

212 – Estonia (Mark SUURSALU/Egert POLDMA)

213 – Poland (Maksymilian SALUDA/ Jakub OSSOWSKI)

220 – Croatia (Marin STAHAN/Miro RAIC)

Format:  Fourball used in first and third rounds, Foursomes (alternate shot) used in the Second and final founds

Roddy Williams

Managing Editor

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