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Fox nibbles into Nacho’s ROLEX lead
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Nacho
Elvira carded a three-under-par third-round 69 to maintain his lead at
the ROLEX Trophy and edge ever-closer to a career-changing third
European Challenge Tour victory of the season, which would earn
automatic graduation to The European Tour.
The
gap at the top of the leaderboard was reduced though as New Zealander
Ryan Fox signed for a five under par 67 to move to within two shots of
the Spaniard, but Elvira is sure to take confidence from his final round
performances en route to his brace of wins this season.
On
the way to claiming his first title of 2015 at the Challenge de Madrid,
the 28 year old holed an incredible albatross in the final round to
blitz the field on home soil, while a six under final round 65 at the
Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda helped him to a second win in as
many months.
If
the Madrid player were to repeat those feats and add another title to
his trophy cabinet at Golf Club de Genève, he would be the third player
in five years to earn fast-track promotion to The Race to Dubai at the
prestigious ROLEX Trophy.
Frenchman
Benjamin Hebert and Swede Kristoffer Broberg both completed their
hat-trick of victories in a single season at the Geneva venue in 2011
and 2012, respectively, but Elvira insists that he is just trying to
enjoy his current good form.
“It
would be great to get a third win but I am not too caught up in all of
that,” said Elvira, whose 54-hole total of 19 under par equals the
winning score of last year’s winner and current BMW PGA Champion
Byeong-hun An.
“Ever
since I got my second win, I am trying not to think about it. I am just
trying to enjoy the position I’m in and hopefully tomorrow will be a
good day – hopefully sunny like it has been the last three days.“I obviously played really good all day. The front nine was flawless but on the back nine, some shots were not as accurate. “I had a couple of bad breaks. On the 15th, my tee shot went into the rough and it was a terrible lie so I made a bogey. Then on the 17th, I guess we mis-clubbed it. “I hit a really good shot, right over the pin and it was 30 yards longer so I guess there was a big gust of wind and I wasn’t able to get up and down. But overall it was a good day, I cannot complain.” As it is a unique Pro-Am format, Elvira will not be playing alongside his other contenders to the throne on the final day but instead with three amateur players, and he believes that that will ease the pressure a little.
“I
guess it will be great playing in the last group but not with my
closest challengers,” he said. “Honestly, it is great not to have to
think about how the other guys are playing. I will enjoy the company
tomorrow, enjoy the guys I will be playing with and that is when I play
my best golf.”
Fox,
who has one Challenge Tour title under his belt already this year, is
also relishing the unusual format on the final day and has been
thoroughly enjoying the week in Switzerland.“We had a great day,” said the 28 year old, son of All Black legend Grant. “It was a great team again, we had a lot of fun and as we were first group in the morning so it was a bit faster than yesterday. The greens firmed up a little bit today I thought and there were rolling really well this morning. “It will be different tomorrow to be playing for a win without my opponent, but everyone is relaxed out there, we are all playing good golf and obviously there are some really hot scores out there. “I would like to make a go of it tomorrow but it will be weird not to have much an idea of what is going on. But I do love the format and, providing Nacho doesn't do something silly on the back nine, I should have a chance tomorrow.” Lurking one shot further back on 16 under are Englishman Ryan Evans and current Road to Oman Rankings leader Ricardo Gouveia, who has one Challenge Tour title to his name this year and for whom a strong result this week would make the promising 24 year old the highest-ranked Portuguese player in the history of the Official World Golf Ranking. THIRD ROUND TOTALS par 216 (3x72)
197 N Elvira (Esp) 63 65 69,
199 R Fox (Nzl) 62 70 67, 200 R Evans (Eng) 66 67 67, R Gouveia (Por) 68 65 67, 202 H Porteous (RSA) 66 67 69, 203 J Dantorp (Swe) 65 68 70, 204 S Jeppesen (Swe) 69 69 66, G Boyd (Eng) 70 70 64, 205 S Henry (Sco) 69 68 68, R McGee (Irl) 65 68 72, 206 J Winther (Den) 72 66 68, 207 J Hahn (USA) 69 67 71, T Linard (Fra) 64 74 69, 208 S Walker (Eng) 67 69 72, B Stone (RSA) 69 67 72, B Åkesson (Swe) 71 66 71, 209 D Huizing (Ned) 75 66 68, 210 S Soderberg (Swe) 67 68 75, R Davies (Wal) 70 69 71, J Hansen (Den) 72 69 69, D Foos (Ger) 65 71 74, 211 R Coles (Eng) 72 67 72, C Hanson (Eng) 67 72 72, J Lima (Por) 68 67 76, A McArthur (Sco) 71 71 69, A Björk (Swe) 68 72 71, J Fahrbring (Swe) 71 67 73, 213 S Gros (Fra) 68 72 73, C Sordet (Fra) 71 70 72, 214 B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 69 74 71, 215 M Orrin (Eng) 72 72 71, T Remkes (Ned) 71 69 75, 216 P Widegren (Swe) 67 72 77, D Im (USA) 69 76 71, 217 L Gagli (Ita) 71 70 76, 218 J McLeary (Sco) 73 74 71, 219 P Meesawat (Tha) 71 71 77, D Ulrich (Sui) 74 75 70, 220 R McGowan (Eng) 73 74 73, 225 J Senior (Eng) 78 78 69, J Heath (Eng) 77 76 72, ** C Shinkwin (Eng) DQ 0 0, |
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1 | Marcus Armitage Howley Hall Golf Club | -3 | F | -11 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 202 | £10,000.00 | ||
2 | Brian Casey Headfort Golf Club | -2 | F | -9 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 204 | £6,000.00 | ||
3 | Sebastian George Garcia Grout Golf de Poniente Mallorca | -3 | F | -8 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 205 | £3,000.00 | ||
T4 | Laurie Canter Cumberwell Park Golf Club | -3 | F | -6 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 207 | £1,875.00 | ||
T4 | Aaron Rai DCD Group | +1 | F | -6 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 207 | £1,875.00 | ||
6 | Jonathan Caldwell BetMcLean | -5 | F | -5 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 208 | £1,500.00 | ||
T7 | Mark Laskey Brocket Hall Golf Club | -3 | F | -4 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T7 | Billy Hemstock Teignmouth Golf Club | -2 | F | -4 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T7 | Richard Kilpatrick Banbridge Golf Club | -2 | F | -4 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T7 | Darren Wright Golf at Goodwood | -1 | F | -4 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T7 | Sandeep Grewal Heswall Golf Club | -1 | F | -4 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T7 | Luke Joy Remedy Oak/Yas Links Abu Dhabi | E | F | -4 | 72 | 66 | 71 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T7 | Daniel Gavins Walton Driving Range | E | F | -4 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T7 | Kris Gray Slaley Hall | +2 | F | -4 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 209 | £968.75 | ||
T15 | Liam Murray La Marquesa Golf | -2 | F | -3 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 210 | £581.25 | ||
T15 | Paul Shields Kirkhill Golf Club | -2 | F | -3 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 210 | £581.25 | ||
T15 | Stuart Archibald HJS and Legend Alliance | -1 | F | -3 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 210 | £581.25 | ||
T15 | Alan Dunbar Team Ireland | E | F | -3 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 210 | £581.25 | ||
T19 | Jamie Abbott Fynn Valley Golf Club | +1 | F | -2 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 211 | £500.00 | ||
T19 | Jordan Smith Bowood Golf & Country Club | +1 | F | -2 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 211 | £500.00 | ||
T19 | Elliot Saltman Archerfield Links Golf Club | +2 | F | -2 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 211 | £500.00 | ||
T22 | Paul Howard Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club | -1 | F | -1 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 212 | £465.00 | ||
T22 | Will Roebuck Woburn Golf Club | -1 | F | -1 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 212 | £465.00 | ||
T22 | Liam Robinson Tadmarton Heath Golf Club | E | F | -1 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 212 | £465.00 | ||
T22 | Lloyd Saltman Archerfield Links Golf Club | +2 | F | -1 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 212 | £465.00 | ||
T26 | Alex Wrigley Hartlepool Golf Club | +2 | F | E | 70 | 70 | 73 | 213 | £430.00 | ||
T26 | Conor O'Neil Mearns Castle Golf Academy | +3 | F | E | 70 | 69 | 74 | 213 | £430.00 | ||
T26 | Daniel Kay Renaissance Club | +4 | F | E | 72 | 66 | 75 | 213 | £430.00 | ||
T29 | Robert Sutton Dunstable Downs Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Graeme Clark Doncaster Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Craig Hinton LJD Technology Services | +1 | F | +1 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Jamie Rutherford Knebworth Golf Club | +2 | F | +1 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Richard Bentham The Celtic Manor Resort | +2 | F | +1 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Alastair Kinnaird Kirby Muxloe Golf Club | +3 | F | +1 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Robbie Busher Salisbury and South Wilts GC | +3 | F | +1 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Ryan O'Neill Penwortham Golf Club | +4 | F | +1 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Paul Reed Bristol and Clifton Golf Club | +6 | F | +1 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T29 | Kevin Duncan Cruden Bay Golf Club | +7 | F | +1 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 214 | £383.00 | ||
T39 | Tom Whitehouse Unattached | +2 | F | +2 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 215 | £340.00 | ||
T39 | Richard Law Low Laithes Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 215 | £340.00 | ||
T39 | Craig Farrelly TPS | +2 | F | +2 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 215 | £340.00 | ||
T39 | Sam Robertshawe Army Golf Club | +3 | F | +2 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 215 | £340.00 | ||
T39 | Dave Corsby Fleetwood G.C | +5 | F | +2 | 72 | 67 | 76 | 215 | £340.00 | ||
T39 | Scott Borrowman Dollar Golf Club | +6 | F | +2 | 70 | 68 | 77 | 215 | £340.00 | ||
T39 | Ryan Boyns www.hamilton.co.uk | +6 | F | +2 | 70 | 68 | 77 | 215 | £340.00 | ||
T46 | Stephen Grant Mount Juliet | +5 | F | +3 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 216 | £312.50 | ||
T46 | Michael Stewart Troon Welbeck | +5 | F | +3 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 216 | £312.50 | ||
T46 | Luke Goddard Hendon | +5 | F | +3 | 71 | 69 | 76 | 216 | £312.50 | ||
T46 | Ben Rawsthorne Bawburgh Golf Club | +6 | F | +3 | 70 | 69 | 77 | 216 | £312.50 | ||
T50 | Christopher Forsyth Topgolf Watford | +4 | F | +4 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 217 | £295.00 | ||
T50 | Rhodri Fieldhouse Wrexham Golf Club | +4 | F | +4 | 75 | 67 | 75 | 217 | £295.00 | ||
T50 | Adam Pike Elton Furze Golf Club | +5 | F | +4 | 72 | 69 | 76 | 217 | £295.00 | ||
53 | David Booth Rotherham Golf Club | +9 | F | +7 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 220 | £285.00 |
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