BMW PGA: Tyrrell Hatton opens three-shot lead after third round at Wentworth | Golf news

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A look back at the best of the action from round three of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Tyrrell Hatton took control of the BMW PGA Championship when overnight leaders Shane Lowry and Matt Fitzpatrick faltered on day three at Wentworth.

Hatton’s determined three-under 69 was enough to earn him a three-shot lead to lead to the final round, with Lowry and Fitzpatrick a combined six more for the round as Joachim B Hansen and Victor Perez moved to second place at even though they both couldn’t break 70.

Shane Lowry missed four shots from the lead after 74

Tommy Fleetwood enjoyed a late birdie barrage and made a great par stop at the last after finding water, closing at 10 low alongside fellow English David Horsey and Race to Dubai frontman Patrick Reed, while Ian Poulter and Eddie Pepperell will look to put initial pressure on the leaders as they moved smoothly to nine-under.

Hatton will be the man to catch on the final day, the four-time European Tour winner will remain patient when birdies were hard to come by during the first half of his round, but he gave himself a huge boost of confidence with an eagle in the 12th , drilling his second at 20 feet and making the putt for a three.

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He followed that up with a birdie at 13, though he took a return shot after a whimsical drive at 15 before an excellent up and down from the green bunker on the last resulted in his third birdie of the day that ensured he would sleep. . with a dominant 54 hole lead.

Hansen will have high hopes of emulating fellow Danish, namesake and two-time BMW PGA champion, Anders, after he birdied two of the final three holes to save a 70 and close at 11 under, a score that resulted enough to take him to the final group on Sunday. .

Hatton birdied the last to score a 69

Perez was one more of the day on the turn, but a birdie at 12 lifted his spirits and, after a hot streak of pairs, he scored a delicious second from 10 feet inside on the last and rolled on a safe putt for the Eagle. a round of 70 and a draw with Hansen at 11 under.

Lowry played a solid, if cautious, front-nine with a solo birdie in the fourth, but his title hopes began to slip in the difficult ninth as he shot to the right, launched into the fairway from the trees, came up short. off the green with his third and needed three more to get down.

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The Open champion dunked a claw again at 12, but blocked a wedge in a bunker at 16 and threw a bogey, and made a mess with the latter as well, nearly sinking his third into the water before a clunky chip and a tentative pair putt. added to six other scrappy on his card.

Lowry’s 74 left him in a portion of fourth place with Horsey, who jumped home at 32 to sign a 67 that was matched by Fleetwood as he did well to move up and down the drop zone last and stay at 10. low torque.

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Tommy Fleetwood said patience was key, as he enjoyed a solid finish in his third round to move into contention before the final round of the BMW PGA Championship.

Reed was a model of composure on day three and was the only player to record a round without a bogey, picking up two birdies in the first nine before following nine consecutive pairs with a bright eagle in the last closing his back-back 68s.

Poulter’s bogey in the first was his only flaw, the veteran hit back with five birdies on a 68 that put him five behind the leader along with Pepperell, who recovered from three bogeys in four holes around the corner for birdie 13 and 16 before. hammer a 12-foot putt for the eagle at last.

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Ian Poulter was delighted to stay within attacking distance of the leaders after shooting a 68 with five birdies on day three of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Fitzpatrick had made headlines with some candid comments Friday about Bryson DeChambeau’s power strategy, claiming that the American’s tactics were “making fun of golf.”

The widespread response to his views perhaps affected his approach, as he only managed a birdie at 16, at which point he had three bogeys on his card, as well as a double bogey six at 11.

The Sheffield man signed for a 76 that saw him slip six shots off the beat on eight under, while Jordan Smith produced the shot of the day with the second ace of the tournament, pocketing a nine iron in the second of 139 yards before leaving. . to shoot a 71 – six under the week.

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