BYRNE JOINS LAW IN LEAD WITH A ROUND TO GO IN NORTHERN OPEN
Defending champion James Byrne (Banchory), 24, and David Law (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), 22, winner of the title as an amateur in 2011, are locked together in the lead after three rounds of the 75th Northern Open championship, sponsored by AVC Media, at Meldrum House Golf Club, Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire.
Halfway leader Law, ago, shot a two-under-par 68 (34-34), his highest score of the week so far, on another windless but overcast day. He is on 14 under par 196 after earlier rounds of 63 and 65.
Law, who had covered inward half in six-under 29 in the first two rounds, was not quite firing on all cylinders. He had a bogey at the 12th and birdies at the long fifth, 14th and long 16th.
Byrne was one of three players to score seven-under-par 63s in the third round. That allowed him to make up five shots on the leader and put himself on 196 alongside Law with possibly more momentum than the Aberdonian.
Byrne had halves of 32-31 over the 35-35 lay-out. He birdied the first, short third, long fifth, long 11th and 12th before grabbing an eagle 3 at the 16th - the hole that closed the gap on Law.
The two other 63s came from Scottish amateur champion Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) and Graham Fox (Clydeway).
Fox, with a round to go, is now in third place, one shot off the pace.
Fox had a double-eagle round with halves of 31-32. The Clydeway Golf man, who still lives in West Kilbride, had an eagle 3at the long fifth and an eagle 3 at the long 11th.
He also birdied the first, short sixth, 13th and long 16th. Bogeys at the 14th and 15th cost him at least a share of the third-round lead.
Culverwell looks set to win the leading amateur award, the Bookless Cup. His bogey-free 63 put the Dunbar man in joint fifth place overall and, with a 54-hole tally of 201, he is nine shots ahead of the only other amateur qualifier, Jamie Savage (Cawder) who had a third-round 70.
Culverwell had halves of 32 and 31 with birdies at the first, second, long fifth, 13th, long 16th, 17th and short 18th.
Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Northern Open champion in 1996 and the first-round leader this week with a 62 - the lowest by anyone over the first 54 holes - looked as if he had caught fire again when he started his third round with birdies at the first and second and an eagle 3 at the long fifth but covered the remaining 13 holes in three over par with bogeys at the seventh, eight and 15th without a single additional birdie. He has had 69s in the second and third rounds.
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70)
196 James Byrne (Banchory) 67 66 63, David Law (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 63 65 68
197 Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) 64 70 63
200 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 62 69 69
201 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) (am) 71 67 63, Andrew Crerar (Panmure) 65 68 68
202 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 69 65 68, Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) 68 67 67, Christopher Currie (Caldwell) 68 67 67
203 Kenny Hutton (Downfield) 68 70 65, David Patrick (Kingsfield) 66 71 66, Stephen Gray (Hayston) 71 65 67, Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 65 69 69, Chris Kelly (Cawder) 69 65 69
205 David Orr (Mearns Castle) 69 68 68
206 Stephen Lamb (Macdonald Cardrona) 72 66 68, Jonathan Lomas (Caprington) 67 67 72
207 Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) 72 67 68, Mark Loftus (Mearns Castle) 70 67 70, Jonathan Cliff (Murrayfield) 68 72 67, Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 69 71 67
208 Paul O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) 71 69 68
209 Mark King (Kingsfield) 70 70 69, Jamies Savage (Cawder) 66 73 70
210 Craig Ronald (Carluke) 69 70 71, Greg Paxton (Ralston) 70 69 71
211 Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 69 72 70, Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links) 67 74 70, Patrick Walker (Ballumbie Castle) 71 68 72
212 Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) 72 69 71, James McKinnon (Irvine) 71 70 71, Malcolm Isaacs (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 68 71 73
213 Fraser Mann (Musselburgh) 69 70 74
214 Ross Dixon (Renaissance) 70 71 73, Iain Donaldson (Meldrum House) 71 70 73, Christopher Russell (RAW golf course design)70 70 74
218 Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) 70 69 79
222 Calum Lawson (Wellsgreen) 71 70 81.
Halfway leader Law, ago, shot a two-under-par 68 (34-34), his highest score of the week so far, on another windless but overcast day. He is on 14 under par 196 after earlier rounds of 63 and 65.
Law, who had covered inward half in six-under 29 in the first two rounds, was not quite firing on all cylinders. He had a bogey at the 12th and birdies at the long fifth, 14th and long 16th.
Byrne was one of three players to score seven-under-par 63s in the third round. That allowed him to make up five shots on the leader and put himself on 196 alongside Law with possibly more momentum than the Aberdonian.
Byrne had halves of 32-31 over the 35-35 lay-out. He birdied the first, short third, long fifth, long 11th and 12th before grabbing an eagle 3 at the 16th - the hole that closed the gap on Law.
The two other 63s came from Scottish amateur champion Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) and Graham Fox (Clydeway).
Fox, with a round to go, is now in third place, one shot off the pace.
Fox had a double-eagle round with halves of 31-32. The Clydeway Golf man, who still lives in West Kilbride, had an eagle 3at the long fifth and an eagle 3 at the long 11th.
He also birdied the first, short sixth, 13th and long 16th. Bogeys at the 14th and 15th cost him at least a share of the third-round lead.
Culverwell looks set to win the leading amateur award, the Bookless Cup. His bogey-free 63 put the Dunbar man in joint fifth place overall and, with a 54-hole tally of 201, he is nine shots ahead of the only other amateur qualifier, Jamie Savage (Cawder) who had a third-round 70.
Culverwell had halves of 32 and 31 with birdies at the first, second, long fifth, 13th, long 16th, 17th and short 18th.
Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Northern Open champion in 1996 and the first-round leader this week with a 62 - the lowest by anyone over the first 54 holes - looked as if he had caught fire again when he started his third round with birdies at the first and second and an eagle 3 at the long fifth but covered the remaining 13 holes in three over par with bogeys at the seventh, eight and 15th without a single additional birdie. He has had 69s in the second and third rounds.
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70)
196 James Byrne (Banchory) 67 66 63, David Law (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 63 65 68
197 Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) 64 70 63
200 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 62 69 69
201 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) (am) 71 67 63, Andrew Crerar (Panmure) 65 68 68
202 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 69 65 68, Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) 68 67 67, Christopher Currie (Caldwell) 68 67 67
203 Kenny Hutton (Downfield) 68 70 65, David Patrick (Kingsfield) 66 71 66, Stephen Gray (Hayston) 71 65 67, Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 65 69 69, Chris Kelly (Cawder) 69 65 69
205 David Orr (Mearns Castle) 69 68 68
206 Stephen Lamb (Macdonald Cardrona) 72 66 68, Jonathan Lomas (Caprington) 67 67 72
207 Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) 72 67 68, Mark Loftus (Mearns Castle) 70 67 70, Jonathan Cliff (Murrayfield) 68 72 67, Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 69 71 67
208 Paul O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) 71 69 68
209 Mark King (Kingsfield) 70 70 69, Jamies Savage (Cawder) 66 73 70
210 Craig Ronald (Carluke) 69 70 71, Greg Paxton (Ralston) 70 69 71
211 Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 69 72 70, Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links) 67 74 70, Patrick Walker (Ballumbie Castle) 71 68 72
212 Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) 72 69 71, James McKinnon (Irvine) 71 70 71, Malcolm Isaacs (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 68 71 73
213 Fraser Mann (Musselburgh) 69 70 74
214 Ross Dixon (Renaissance) 70 71 73, Iain Donaldson (Meldrum House) 71 70 73, Christopher Russell (RAW golf course design)70 70 74
218 Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) 70 69 79
222 Calum Lawson (Wellsgreen) 71 70 81.
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