Duncan Stewart drops down the
Challenge Tour leaderboard

Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart dropped like a stone down the leaderboard after a third-round 78 in the Lexus Open, the European Challenge Tour event in Norway.
Stewart is on 213, the same score as Carnoustie's Eric Ramsay.
The only Scot with the slightest chance of victory is Steven O'Hara who has broken 70 in each round - a 68 today - and he is three shots off the pace on 205. A win would be a great boost to O'Hara but it is an unlikely event.
England’s Richard Bland birdied six of the last seven holes to move into a share of the lead with Denmark’s Jeppe Huldahl going into Sunday's final round.
Bland, joint runner-up in last week’s Challenge of Ireland presented by Glasson, continued his good form with an eight under par 64 at Moss & Rygge GK to move to 14 under par alongside Huldahl, who carded a 68.Bland picked up three birdies against a bogey on the front nine but roared home with five successive birdies from the 12th and then a birdie on the last put the icing on the cake.
Bland is fighting for this European Tour card on two fronts and after struggling this season on The European Tour, where he is lying 161st on the Order of Merit, he has turned his focus to the Challenge Tour in his bid to secure his playing privileges next season. Currently 15th on the Rankings where the top 20 get their European Tour cards, Bland is well aware that a good finish to the season will secure his long-term future.
Huldahl looked to be heading for the clubhouse lead but bogeyed his penultimate hole to take the shine off a fine round that included five birdies up to that point. A third round 68 left him tied with Bland and three clear of the chasing pack.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
202 R Bland (Eng) 68 70 64, J Huldahl (Den) 66 68 68.
205 S O'Hara (Sco) 68 69 68, J Makitalo (Fin) 70 67 68, A Tadini (Ita) 69 67 69.
206 M Tullo (Chi) 67 70 69; G Shaw (Nir) 68 71 67.
207 J Sköld (Swe) 69 70 68; M Bliss (Can) 69 68 70, P Nilbrink (Nor) 68 67 72; A Kristiansen (Nor) (am) 66 71 70.
208 F Henge (Swe) 68 69 71; J Wahlqvist (Swe) 70 67 71; R De Sousa (Sui) 68 69 71; N Maestroni (Ita) 68 71 69; P O'Keeffe (Irl) 70 70 68.
209 G Murray (Sco) 69 68 72; A Gee (Eng) 64 73 72; B Miarka (Ger) 70 67 72; D Belch (Eng) 69 71 69; M Korhonen (Fin) 68 70 71; I Del Castillo (Esp) 68 72 69; R Harris (Eng) 69 69 71; O Henningsson (Swe) 66 69 74; P Gustafsson (Swe) 68 68 73; L Jensen (Den) 69 70 70; K Borsheim (am) (Nor) 71 68 70.
210 A Mellor (Eng) 70 69 71; A Snobeck (Fra) 71 70 69; T Cruz (Por) 69 69 72; B Grace (RSA) 68 71 71; S Lewton (Eng) 73 67 70; B Evans (Eng) 71 70 69; K Eriksson (Swe) 72 69 69; L Brovold (Nor) 67 67 76; G Boyd (Eng) 69 70 71.
211 A Rocha (Bra) 70 71 70; B St John (Eng) 70 71 70; A Friestad (Nor) (am) 66 75 70;
212 R Davies (Wal) 69 70 73; E Rush (Eng) 69 71 72; L Dodd (Eng) 70 67 75; J Haeggman (Swe) 69 69 74; C Nilsson (Swe) 67 71 74.
213 D Stewart (Sco) 68 67 78, J Morrison (Eng) 68 72 73; S Brizzolari (Ita) 71 69 73; C Cardeza (Arg) 71 68 74; M Searle (Eng) 70 71 72; E Ramsay (Sco) 73 68 72; T Feyrsinger (Aut) 70 71 72.
214 M Smith (Eng) 73 68 73; E Dominguez (Arg) 72 68 74; G Molteni (Ita) 72 69 73; P Del Grosso (Arg) 68 72 74; G Davies (Eng) 69 68 77; C Aronsen (Nor) 70 70 74;
215 M Baldwin (Eng) 72 69 74; A Ahokas (Fin) 66 74 75; A Tampion (Aus) 69 71 75; M Crespi (Ita) 68 72 75.
216 M Thorp (Nor) 71 69 76; T Ferreira (RSA) 69 71 76; R Ramsay (Sco) 71 70 75; S Juul (Den) 68 73 75; T Dykes (Wal) 69 71 76.
218 S Garcia-Grout (Esp) 71 69 78; M Bothma (RSA) 72 69 77; J Billot (Fra) 70 71 77.