Scott Henry tied 26th with round to go in Kenya Open

Scott Henry, the only Scot to survive the halfway cut in this Challenge Tour event, shot a third-round 69 for a 54-hole tally of 212 and a share of 26th place in the Kenya Open at Karen Country Club, Nairobi.
His earlier scores were 76 and 68.
Sweden's Soderberg is the leader.


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Sebastian Soderberg’s four-under-par round of 68 gave the Swede a three-shot lead after round three of the Barclays Kenya Open at Nairobi’s Karen Country Club.
The 25-year-old started the day one shot behind South Africa’s Jacques Blaauw, but seven birdies put Soderberg on 13 under par going into the final round of the European Challenge Tour’s season-opener.
The Gothenburg native’s previous best finish is a tie for third at last year’s EMC Challenge Open but he showed few nerves as four birdies in five holes around the turn gave him a cushion at the top of the leaderboard.
“I definitely felt more pressure today but I think I managed it pretty well,” he said. “I might look calm on the outside but there’s definitely pressure – I like it though, you’re looking to put yourself in that position.
“I started off so-so on the front nine but I really got it going around the turn and after that it felt pretty good, and it was great to finish with a birdie as well.
“I was just trying to stick to my game plan, I figured someone was going to shoot a good number and I didn’t really change my approach, just hit some really good putts which gave me some momentum.
“The support and crowds we have here is awesome, it’s a lot of fun to have a lot of people out there and it’s great to see how many came out today, and hopefully even more tomorrow.
“I didn’t know what anyone else was doing until I came down 18, I was just playing my own game, but I’m not going to try to avoid scoreboards tomorrow, I’m just going to keep playing how I’ve played these last two days.”
By far the biggest climb on moving day came from Frenchman Joël Stalter whose superb 64 broke the course record and moved him into a share of second place with Germany’s Sebastian Heisele.
“I played really well,” said the 23 year old. “I was close to every pin, made a few putts and even on the back nine, obviously you can’t make everything, but I missed a few easy opportunities but then I made others – it was just a really good round of golf.
“I had no idea what the course record was, but that’s a great thing to have, especially in a tournament, and it will be fun to be back close to the leaders – hopefully I can do something similar to this again tomorrow.”
Kenyan hopes were raised when veteran Dismas Indiza Anyonyi began his round with back-to-back eagles and moved into a share of the lead, but he faltered coming in and finished on six under par, seven shots behind Soderberg.
French amateur Romain Langasque, the first player to take advantage of new changes to the Challenge Tour regulations allowing amateurs to earn Road to Oman Ranking points, is inside the top five on eight under