COMRIE MAN LYING JOINT THIRD IN TURKISH AIRLINES CHALLENGE
WALLACE BOOTH TWO OFF THE LEAD
WITH A ROUND TO GO IN TURKEY
REPORT FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Comrie's Wallace Booth, pictured below, with steady rounds of 71, 72 and 72 for one-under 215, is lying joint third, two off the pace, with a round to go in the Turkish Airlines Challenge tournament at the National Golf Club, Belek in the southern Antalya region of the country.
Jerome Lando Casanova moved into pole position to claim a maiden European Challenge Tour title as a one under par third round of 71 in tough conditions moved the Frenchman one shot clear
On a day when a strong breeze swept in over Belek’s National Golf Club and the pristine greens grew firmer under the blazing sun, sub-par rounds were at a premium.
While the majority of players in the final groups struggled to maintain their momentum, with several dropping out of the top ten on moving day, Lando Casanova stormed into the lead courtesy of a superb back nine performance.
Although the Cannes native followed a one over par front nine with a bogey at the 12th, he turned things around when he fired his second shot to three feet for a birdie at the 13th before picking up another shot at the difficult 14th.
A final birdie at the par four 17th moved the 28 year old to three under par for the week and, although he found the bunker with his approach at the picturesque final hole, a clinical up and down kept him clear of Englishman Dave Coupland at the summit.
“The course is very tight and it was windier today than the other days,” said Lando Casanova. “It was difficult to get close to the hole so I'm very happy with my score.
“I had some silly mistakes but I played really well at the end so I'm happy with my concentration. My game was the same as the previous days so I will try tomorrow to do that, but just make less mistakes.
“It’s always exciting to be leading a tournament. That is what we train for and we play every tournament hoping to be the leader so it will be exciting.
“I need to stay really focussed on my strategy because you can’t relax on any holes here. You have to be focussed on every hole.
“It would be great to win. There are a lot of good players on the Challenge Tour so when you win a tournament like this, it means that you are a very good player.”
It will also be a first taste of the pressure of the final group for former England international amateur and Challenge Tour rookie Coupland, who carded a third round 73 to finish the day in outright second place on two under par.
Sweden’s Björn Åkesson, Jeppe Huldahl of Denmark, Italian Niccolo Quintarelli and Scot Wallace Booth are all a shot further back on one under par, while two-time European Tour winner Michael Jonzon and third round leader Oliver Farr were among the players three off the pace on level par.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
213 J Lando Casanova (Fra) 71 71 71
214 D Coupland (Eng) 71 70 73
215 J Huldahl (Den) 76 68 71, N Quintarelli (Ita) 72 70 73, W Booth (Sco) 71 72 72, B Åkesson (Swe) 71 71 73
216 N Ravano (Ita) 75 68 73, M Jonzon (Swe) 69 73 74, R McEvoy (Eng) 72 72 72, O Farr (Wal) 72 67 77, C Paisley (Eng) 69 73 74
217 M Lampert (Ger) 74 72 71, J Harrison (Eng) 71 71 75, C Hanson (Eng) 74 71 72, M Rominger (Sui) 76 70 71, B An (SKor) 70 72 75
218 M Orrin (Eng) 72 74 72, B Hebert (Fra) 73 71 74, R McGee (Irl) 73 73 72
219 S Arnold (Aus) 70 71 78, N Kearney (Irl) 72 73 74, A Johnston (Eng) 70 73 76, J Sjöholm (Swe) 75 74 70, G Cambis (Fra) 68 72 79, B Ritthammer (Ger) 78 66 75
220 R Coles (Eng) 70 75 75, O Stark (Swe) 71 76 73, A Snobeck (Fra) 75 74 71, N Lemke (Swe) 74 71 75, C Bouniol (Fra) 77 71 72, M Delpodio (Ita) 71 75 74, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 73 76 71
221 W Besseling (Ned) 74 75 72, E Espana (Fra) 72 71 78, S Tiley (Eng) 75 71 75, G Woolgar (Eng) 73 73 75, G Lockerbie (Eng) 73 71 77, T Sluiter (Ned) 78 71 72, R Steiner (Aut) 73 73 75
222 S Little (Eng) 73 76 73, P Edberg (Swe) 72 74 76, N Kimsey (Eng) 72 75 75, T Linard (Fra) 74 74 74, J Barnes (Eng) 73 75 74, L Corfield (Eng) 73 71 78, J Lagergren (Swe) 71 74 77
223 P Figueiredo (Por) 71 74 78, A Björk (Swe) 74 73 76, J Makitalo (Fin) 73 72 78, J Fahrbring (Swe) 73 70 80, A Bernadet (Fra) 73 75 75, A Marshall (Eng) 74 71 78, L Goddard (Eng) 76 73 74
224 P Widegren (Swe) 74 74 76, M Ford (Eng) 69 76 79, M Wiegele (Aut) 71 78 75, G Shaw (Nir) 77 70 77, A Tadini (Ita) 73 73 78
225 L Nemecz (Aut) 73 75 77, C Mivis (Bel) 74 75 76, B Chapellan (Fra) 72 75 78, L Jensen (Den) 74 75 76, 226 K Samooja (Fin) 74 75 77
WITH A ROUND TO GO IN TURKEY
REPORT FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Comrie's Wallace Booth, pictured below, with steady rounds of 71, 72 and 72 for one-under 215, is lying joint third, two off the pace, with a round to go in the Turkish Airlines Challenge tournament at the National Golf Club, Belek in the southern Antalya region of the country.
Jerome Lando Casanova moved into pole position to claim a maiden European Challenge Tour title as a one under par third round of 71 in tough conditions moved the Frenchman one shot clear
On a day when a strong breeze swept in over Belek’s National Golf Club and the pristine greens grew firmer under the blazing sun, sub-par rounds were at a premium.
While the majority of players in the final groups struggled to maintain their momentum, with several dropping out of the top ten on moving day, Lando Casanova stormed into the lead courtesy of a superb back nine performance.
Although the Cannes native followed a one over par front nine with a bogey at the 12th, he turned things around when he fired his second shot to three feet for a birdie at the 13th before picking up another shot at the difficult 14th.
A final birdie at the par four 17th moved the 28 year old to three under par for the week and, although he found the bunker with his approach at the picturesque final hole, a clinical up and down kept him clear of Englishman Dave Coupland at the summit.
“The course is very tight and it was windier today than the other days,” said Lando Casanova. “It was difficult to get close to the hole so I'm very happy with my score.
“I had some silly mistakes but I played really well at the end so I'm happy with my concentration. My game was the same as the previous days so I will try tomorrow to do that, but just make less mistakes.
“It’s always exciting to be leading a tournament. That is what we train for and we play every tournament hoping to be the leader so it will be exciting.
“I need to stay really focussed on my strategy because you can’t relax on any holes here. You have to be focussed on every hole.
“It would be great to win. There are a lot of good players on the Challenge Tour so when you win a tournament like this, it means that you are a very good player.”
It will also be a first taste of the pressure of the final group for former England international amateur and Challenge Tour rookie Coupland, who carded a third round 73 to finish the day in outright second place on two under par.
Sweden’s Björn Åkesson, Jeppe Huldahl of Denmark, Italian Niccolo Quintarelli and Scot Wallace Booth are all a shot further back on one under par, while two-time European Tour winner Michael Jonzon and third round leader Oliver Farr were among the players three off the pace on level par.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
213 J Lando Casanova (Fra) 71 71 71
214 D Coupland (Eng) 71 70 73
215 J Huldahl (Den) 76 68 71, N Quintarelli (Ita) 72 70 73, W Booth (Sco) 71 72 72, B Åkesson (Swe) 71 71 73
216 N Ravano (Ita) 75 68 73, M Jonzon (Swe) 69 73 74, R McEvoy (Eng) 72 72 72, O Farr (Wal) 72 67 77, C Paisley (Eng) 69 73 74
217 M Lampert (Ger) 74 72 71, J Harrison (Eng) 71 71 75, C Hanson (Eng) 74 71 72, M Rominger (Sui) 76 70 71, B An (SKor) 70 72 75
218 M Orrin (Eng) 72 74 72, B Hebert (Fra) 73 71 74, R McGee (Irl) 73 73 72
219 S Arnold (Aus) 70 71 78, N Kearney (Irl) 72 73 74, A Johnston (Eng) 70 73 76, J Sjöholm (Swe) 75 74 70, G Cambis (Fra) 68 72 79, B Ritthammer (Ger) 78 66 75
220 R Coles (Eng) 70 75 75, O Stark (Swe) 71 76 73, A Snobeck (Fra) 75 74 71, N Lemke (Swe) 74 71 75, C Bouniol (Fra) 77 71 72, M Delpodio (Ita) 71 75 74, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 73 76 71
221 W Besseling (Ned) 74 75 72, E Espana (Fra) 72 71 78, S Tiley (Eng) 75 71 75, G Woolgar (Eng) 73 73 75, G Lockerbie (Eng) 73 71 77, T Sluiter (Ned) 78 71 72, R Steiner (Aut) 73 73 75
222 S Little (Eng) 73 76 73, P Edberg (Swe) 72 74 76, N Kimsey (Eng) 72 75 75, T Linard (Fra) 74 74 74, J Barnes (Eng) 73 75 74, L Corfield (Eng) 73 71 78, J Lagergren (Swe) 71 74 77
223 P Figueiredo (Por) 71 74 78, A Björk (Swe) 74 73 76, J Makitalo (Fin) 73 72 78, J Fahrbring (Swe) 73 70 80, A Bernadet (Fra) 73 75 75, A Marshall (Eng) 74 71 78, L Goddard (Eng) 76 73 74
224 P Widegren (Swe) 74 74 76, M Ford (Eng) 69 76 79, M Wiegele (Aut) 71 78 75, G Shaw (Nir) 77 70 77, A Tadini (Ita) 73 73 78
225 L Nemecz (Aut) 73 75 77, C Mivis (Bel) 74 75 76, B Chapellan (Fra) 72 75 78, L Jensen (Den) 74 75 76, 226 K Samooja (Fin) 74 75 77
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