Paul Lawrie only one shot off the lead after a 63 Paul Lawrie is back in contention for the KLM Open after a third-roundm seven-under-par 63, not quite as good as his first-day 61 but a major improvent on his second-round 71. The Aberdonian, on 195, is only one stroke behind joint leaders Lee Slattery from England and Rafael Cabrero-Bello (Spain). Slattery is chasing back-to-back European Tour titles after he took shot a 63 The 37 year old triumphed in last week’s M2M Russian Open and brought that fine form to the links of Kennemer Golf and Country Club in the Netherlands, where he sits on 16 under par alongside Rafa Cabrera-Bello with one round remaining. The Spaniard also signed for a 63, making seven gains on the front nine before nine pars on the way home, as did Paul Lawrie, who is one shot off the lead after bouncing back from a tricky second day with a flawless round. Belgium’s Thomas Pieters and Finn Mikko Ilonen both went one better, a pair of 62s launching them into contention at 14 under and 13 under respectively, while overnight leader Søren Kjeldsen of Denmark battled to a 71 to slip down to tied ninth, five strokes back. Quotes Lee Slattery “It’s like a dream come true at the minute. I went into last week with a lot of pressure on and won, and then I’ve come here with no pressure whatsoever and just been trying to play good golf. It’s a fabulous feeling and I feel a lot more relaxed this week than I was last week. Over the years I’ve been told a lot that I should be doing better, that I’ve under-achieved. I knew deep down that there are certain aspects of my golf swing I struggle with, and I had to get stronger. I’ve been working so hard with my coach Alan Thompson – he’s helped me a lot over the last year and been there for me when I really needed him. He’s turned my game around and made it a lot more consistent. “A lot of things went my way today. At 12 it looked like it was going to stay at the back of the green, which would have been a really difficult putt, but it rolled back down to about 15 feet and I managed to knock it in for eagle.” Rafa Cabrera-Bello “I sank a very long putt on the first hole and after the all the other birdies were pretty much tap-ins. It wasn’t frustrating making nine pars in a row. It could’ve been one or two better but I’ll take 63. It’s very exciting for tomorrow and it looks like I’ll be in the last groups with Lee. Being in the final group on the last day is always an honour and very exciting. “I’ve felt this year I’ve been in this position more often than ever before in my career. It’s not always worked out, but I’m learning from my mistakes and working on them, so the more I put myself in that position the more comfortable I’ll be and the better I’ll play – simple!” Paul Lawrie “I really struggled yesterday and hit an awful lot of poor shots off the tee and just didn’t give myself many chances to get going. Today was a totally different story – I hit a lot of good shots. I took great confidence from the fact that I hit it so poorly and only shot one over. When you drive it like that and only hit three fairways, but you’ve not given it away, you have to get a boost from it.  So I came out this morning knowing that if I could play that badly and nearly shoot level par, if I got it anywhere near the golf course I could make some birdies, and that’s exactly what happened. “Tomorrow it’s up to me and the boys chasing the leaders to get off to a good start, nice and steady, make a couple of early birdies and try to chase them down.” Round 3 scores: Par 210 (3x70) 194 R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 65 66 63, L Slattery (Eng) 66 65 63,  195 P Lawrie (Sco) 61 71 63,  196 T Pieters  (Bel) 68 66 62,  197 W Ormsby (Aus) 61 68 68, M Ilonen  (Fin) 64 71 62, M Madsen  (Den) 64 67 66,  198 M Kieffer (Ger) 67 67 64,  199 R Green (Aus) 67 64 68, A Johnston (Eng) 66 68 65, T Lewis (Eng) 69 65 65, J Barnes (Eng) 67 64 68, E De La Riva  (Esp) 66 66 67, S Kjeldsen (Den) 64 64 71,  200 F Zanotti (Par) 67 66 67, E Pepperell (Eng) 67 66 67, D Howell (Eng) 68 69 63, J Scrivener (Aus) 68 67 65, J Morrison  (Eng) 63 67 70, D Horsey (Eng) 63 66 71, B Evans  (Eng) 68 67 65,  201 M Carlsson  (Swe) 65 66 70, S Thornton (Irl) 67 68 66, G Bourdy (Fra) 68 66 67,  202 M Nixon (Eng) 70 64 68, J Luiten (Ned) 63 71 68, A Cañizares  (Esp) 68 66 68, A Sullivan (Eng) 65 69 68, M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 68 67 67, M Korhonen (Fin) 67 70 65, S Hend (Aus) 65 72 65, M Fitzpatrick  (Eng) 71 60 71, M Kaymer (Ger) 67 67 68, R Bland (Eng) 62 70 70,  203 R Rock (Eng) 63 69 71, P Harrington (Irl) 71 65 67, D Brooks (Eng) 67 68 68, R Karlberg  (Swe) 69 66 68, 204 S Griffiths (Eng) 67 67 70, R McEvoy  (Eng) 71 63 70, E Goya (Arg) 63 71 70, M Ford (Eng) 66 69 69, E Kofstad (Nor) 69 66 69, W Besseling  (Ned) 69 66 69, A Hansen (Den) 70 67 67, R Gonzalez (Arg) 69 68 67, S Gallacher (Sco) 65 72 67, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 68 66 70, P Uihlein  (USA) 69 66 69, R Finch  (Eng) 69 66 69, 205 B Hebert  (Fra) 68 67 70, P Peterson (USA) 68 69 68, O Fisher  (Eng) 68 68 69, D Vancsik (Arg) 66 70 69, T Watson (USA) 69 68 68, 206 D Lipsky (USA) 66 71 69, A Pavan (Ita) 67 70 69, N Colsaerts  (Bel) 69 65 72, 207 L Jensen (Den) 65 71 71, R Dinwiddie  (Eng) 67 70 70, D Gaunt (Aus) 70 67 70, E Espana (Fra) 70 67 70, J Parry (Eng) 67 70 70, 208 P Lawrie (Irl) 68 69 71, D Drysdale (Sco) 68 67 73, R Jacquelin (Fra) 67 70 71, 209 A Quiros  (Esp) 67 65 77, 211 L Bjerregaard  (Den) 66 68 77,