BRILLIANT BLANEY 64 CUTS SAVAGE LEAD TO FIVE ON JUNIOR TOUR

Jamie Savage (Cawder) saw his nine-shot halfway lead slashed to five after three rounds of the Scottish Hydro Junior Tour 72-hole stroke-play event at The Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course near Kelso today.
Savage, after rounds of 68-66 had left the field strailing, came back to "normal" with a two-over-par 74 for eight-under-par 208.
Today was the turn of Liberton's Anthony Blaney to step into the low-scoring spotlight with a brilliant round of eight-under-par 64 after earlier rounds of 74-75. He is on three-under 213 and Savage's nearest challenger with one round to go.
Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish boys champion Craig Howie (Peebles) had a bad morning with an 82 - earlier scores 72-76 - for 230, some 22 shots behind leader Savage.

THIRD ROUND LEADERS
Par 216 (3x72)
208 Jamie Savage (Cawder) 68 66 74
213 Anthony Blaney (Liberton) 74 75 64
215 Greig Marchbank (Dumfries and Co) 72 72 71, Alasdair MacDougall (Elderslie) 71 72 72
219 Ryan Walsh (Kirkcaldy) 74 74 71.
221 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 73 73 75
223 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 75 76 72, Greg Forrester Lundin) 74 69 80.
SELECTED SCORES
229 Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) 80 79 70.
230 Craig Howie (Peebles) 72 70 82.