PGA EuroPro Tour report and scores

Elson leads with a round to go at Moor Allerton

NEWS RELEASE BY NICK TEALE

Jamie Elson will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA EuroPro Tour's Clipper Logistics Players Championship at Moor Allerton Golf Club in Leeds.

Elson (Team Jenahura) carded a third-round 68, three under par, to move to six under and a one-stroke lead over Mark Laskey (Brocket Hall Golf Club), who had carded a 66 to move to second from level par at the start of the day.

Originally from Warwickshire, Elson, who now resides in Surrey, has a wealth of European Tour experience but has struggled for Challenge Tour form this summer.

Six birdies in his third round propelled him to the top of the leaderboard but dropped shots at the 6^th, 11^th and 13^th meant the field remained in touch with the 34-year-old.

Laskey, a EuroPro winner at Rowallan Castle in 2013, carded the best score of the round, a five-under 66. He began the day at level par but will enter Saturday’s final 18 just one back.

The Welshman had just one blemish on his card. He birdied the 3^rd and 5^th but dropped a shot at 11. An eagle at the 12^th was the perfect remedy and a birdie-birdie finish saw Laskey to second on the leaderboard.

James Lynch (Ham Manor Golf Club) and Craig Farrelly (TPS) share third on four under, two behind Elson. Steve Uzzell (Hornsea Golf Club) and Darren Wright, both previous EuroPro Tour winners, are fifth on two under alongside Brian Casey (Headfort Golf Club). Birdies at 17 and 18 saw the 36-hole leader recover slightly from a disappointing third round and he signed for a 74 to remain in contention.

Marcus Armitage, who won his second EuroPro Tour title of the season in last week’s Tree of Life Championship at Close House, dropped six shots on his last four holes to fall from a share of the six under lead to a seven-way tie for eighth on one under par.

The fourth and final round takes place on Saturday and will be filmed for a two-hour highlights package to air on Sky Sports on Tuesday, September 8.

The winner will take home £12,000 from the increased £60,000 prize fund. Spectator entry is free throughout the event and live scoring can be found at www.europrotour.com.

THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD 

	Player	Today	After	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Jamie Elson  Team Jenahura	-3	F	-6	70	69	68		207
2	Mark Laskey  Brocket Hall Golf Club	-5	F	-5	72	70	66		208
T3	James Lynch  Ham Manor Golf Club	-3	F	-4	71	70	68		209
T3	Craig Farrelly  TPS	-2	F	-4	71	69	69		209
T5	Steve Uzzell  Hornsea Golf Club	-3	F	-2	73	70	68		211
T5	Darren Wright  Golf at Goodwood	-3	F	-2	73	70	68		211
T5	Brian Casey  Headfort Golf Club	+3	F	-2	73	64	74		211
T8	Darryn Lloyd  Stamford Marquees	-3	F	-1	70	74	68		212
T8	Matthew Cort  Beedles Lake Golf Club	-2	F	-1	72	71	69		212
T8	Andrew Marshall  Bawburgh Golf Club	-2	F	-1	71	72	69		212
T8	Billy Hemstock  Teignmouth Golf Club	-2	F	-1	70	73	69		212
T8	Graeme Clark  Doncaster Golf Club	-1	F	-1	70	72	70		212
T8	Sam Matton  Bowood Golf & Country Club	+1	F	-1	70	70	72		212
T8	Marcus Armitage  Howley Hall Golf Club	+3	F	-1	66	72	74		212
T15	Alan Dunbar  Team Ireland	E	F	E	73	69	71		213
T15	Alex Wrigley  Hartlepool Golf Club	E	F	E	69	73	71		213
T15	Jamie Dick  Sherdons Golf Centre	E	F	E	71	71	71		213
T15	James Watts  Kingsway Golf Centre	+1	F	E	70	71	72		213
T15	Chris Halley  Malton & Norton Golf Club	+4	F	E	71	67	75		213
T15	Greg Payne  Chobham Golf Club	+4	F	E	70	68	75		213
T21	Hugo Dobson  Woodbridge Golf Club	E	F	+1	68	75	71		214
T21	Daniel Wood  Brampton Heath Golf Centre	+1	F	+1	69	73	72		214
T21	Sandeep Grewal  Heswall Golf Club	+1	F	+1	70	72	72		214
T21	Neil Fenwick  Dunbar Golf Club	+1	F	+1	68	74	72		214
T21	Peter Tarver-Jones  Worthing Golf Club	+2	F	+1	71	70	73		214
T21	Luke Jackson  Lindrick Golf Club	+3	F	+1	71	69	74		214
T27	Michael Stewart  Troon Welbeck	E	F	+2	73	71	71		215
T27	Zane Scotland  Woodcote Park GC/Princes GC	E	F	+2	70	74	71		215
T27	Haydn McCullen  Delamere Forest	E	F	+2	69	75	71		215
T27	Paul Reed  Bristol & Clifton Golf Club	E	F	+2	73	71	71		215
T27	Laurie Canter  Cumberwell Park Golf Club	+2	F	+2	73	69	73		215
T27	James Ablett  Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club	+6	F	+2	68	70	77		215
T33	Paul Bradshaw  Gainsborough Golf Club	+2	F	+3	71	72	73		216
T33	Alastair Kinnaird  Kirby Muxloe Golf Club	+2	F	+3	71	72	73		216
T33	Liam Murray  La Marquesa Golf	+2	F	+3	73	70	73		216
T33	Paul Shields  Kirkhill Golf Club	+4	F	+3	69	72	75		216
T33	Westley Wray  The Rayleigh Club Golf Resort	+6	F	+3	71	68	77		216
T38	Daniel Gavins  Walton Driving Range	+2	F	+4	72	72	73		217
T38	Jordan McColl  Kingsbarns Pro - Academy	+3	F	+4	73	70	74		217
T38	Michael Skelton  Middlesbrough Golf Club	+4	F	+4	71	71	75		217
T38	Tim Rice  Limerick Golf Club	+4	F	+4	72	70	75		217
T38	Neil Henderson  The Renaissance Club	+5	F	+4	71	70	76		217
T43	Jordan Smith  Bowood Golf & Country Club	+3	F	+5	71	73	74		218
T43	Ryan Boyns  www.hamilton.co.uk	+3	F	+5	73	71	74		218
T43	Curtis Griffiths  Wentworth	+3	F	+5	69	75	74		218
T43	Tom Shadbolt  Brocket Hall	+4	F	+5	72	71	75		218
T43	Matthew Moseley  Tenby Golf Club	+5	F	+5	70	72	76		218
T43	Luke Cornford  Cooden Beach Golf	+7	F	+5	69	71	78		218
49	Jonathan Caldwell  BetMcLean	+5	F	+6	74	69	76		219
50	Luke Joy  Remedy Oak/Yas Links Abu Dhabi	+7	F	+8	69	74	78		221
51	Sam Robertshawe  Army Golf Club	+10	F	+11	70	73	81