Third Round Highlights Golf: Scottish Open

The European Tour takes the high road once again to the Scottish

Highlands for the Aberdeen Asset Management 's Scottish Open, a

return trip for the Championship to Castle Stuart, a course that clings

spectacularly to the coastline with views to the Black Isle and beyond.

It is the fourth visit in the history of the event and we have

come north to a course that was co-designed by the man also respond

of Dasha is possible for the Olympics this year. This event,

which combines the ancient and modern is part one of fabulous

fortnight of links golf. The former world number Luke Donald, for him it

is an ideal tune-up. It always creates a strong field, people want

to see some links golf and get that feel of the different turf that you

experience. The coastline here at Scotland, always attracts a good

field, a lot of guys from the US, over and it makes it a fun week.

Phil Mickelson would agree. He completed a Castle Stuart Open

Championship 33 years ago and is one of a number of high-profile players

here on the PGA Tour of America. This is my favourite, one of my

favourite links golf courses in the UK but my favourite place to hold

the Scottish Open. I love this course. I cannot think of a better

place to hold the Scottish Open. The startling low scores we have seen in

the past here were hard to come by in the opening two days, wild and

windy conditions blew away the chances of many but not that of Alex

Noren who led a head of Danny Lee. They are amongst many here, chasing

not only the title but one of the four remaining Open places on offer.

Further back, Russell Mark and Martin Kime are six shots adrift. --

Russell Marks and Martin Kramer. The rest of the Saturday play described

for us by our commentators. It is relatively benign so far and that

means in the Highlands many are taking the low road around Castle

Stewart, with the news of Dustin Johnson's withdrawal from the

Olympics, Patrick Reed is set to represent the USA in Rio. He is

5-under, playing the closing hole. Last week Martin Kaymer seriously

challenged at the French Open and he is looking good again. This was for

an eagle on the second. The perfect kick-start to the German's round and

he followed up on the third by giving himself a birdie chance. That

is 3-under today already, 5-under in total. What about Bradley Dredge,

runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the Irish Open in many? He is quick out

of the blocks as well, with a birdie on the second and then this eagle as

well on the driveable power-macro four third. And so with that,

Bradley Dredge claims that Apple plans to 6-under for the

Championship and he now shares Ford, only two off the pace up by Alex

Noren. The final places at Royal Troon will go to the top four

finishers here not yet qualified. Plenty to play for, a myriad of

subplots and only one thing certain, with four shots covering the entire

top 20 and a low number available, moving day should live up to its

billing. Now then, you get the feeling that this could be quite

some afternoon. I agree, 1st hole, second shot for to row pattern. --

Tyrell Hatton. Great start. Four off the pace. Looks like getting a

birdie on the first. Andy Sullivan on the first. He is second to the

par-5 second, it easily reachable with this wind direction. That is a

cracker. For the man, not just chasing this title, but also in

invaluable Ryder Cup points. He is getting nearer and nearer to that

Haseltine date. Tyrell Hatton, for 5-under. And a great start. No where

else. The forecast for this afternoon is not so clever. I think

it is a case of making hay while the sun almost shines. Noel eagle for

Sullivan, but putting much a birdie -- Noel eagle. Going towards the

very end of his third round, Patrick Reed, after a confident American par

putt on the 18. That gets him back into this Championship. Minus four.

I can tell you that Sullivan did tidy up for his birdie on the

second. Strides to the third tee and it is a sporty hold today, playing

286 yards, so will reachable. Going downwind, to bowl edge of this golf

course, this beautiful course at Castle Stuart. -- to the edge. Eagle

chance to come. From one eagle chance to another. Tyrell Hatton, he

loves this Scottish Open, two years ago at Royal Aberdeen he was tied

fourth and then as a rookie pro on the European Tour. The water is

pretty still on the Moray Firth, as we see Phil Mickelson trying to

close with a birdie four, the sort grip he is using on the

potter-macro. Thought he had it. -- putter.

What a presence, though, in any tournament that he plays. A real

affinity with links golf, the 2013 Open champion loves this part of the

world. Sullivan, for the eagle on the

third. Great tee shot. Gets his just deserts. His caddy coming in, saying

well done mate. What a start. Richie Ramsay, a couple of weeks

ago, won a car for a hole-in-one of the BMW International Open in

Germany. I tell you what, inches away from a hole-in-one on a par

four! Tyrell Hatton normally very good on these six footers for

8-under. He is running hot. Tyrell Hatton.

Are you good look back at this simply striking course. I am afraid

not a striking tee shot from Eddie Pepperell.

The drive not the way you want to start your day, but a really good

recovery. Eddie from a club in Oxfordshire, a couple of Oxford lads

doing well. His play has improved so much of

late, I cannot believe it, it he is 596 on the world rankings. He missed

the cut in May. With his talent, that is ludicrous. He is on the way

back though. Sullivan, testing for par. Test not passed. He slips back

to minus six. I have done that before, hit my ankle. Ouch!

As it was when he took seven on the 18th last week. In the final round,

simply burned Ryder Cup points as a result of that triple bogey. He is

right in there still, plenty of time left, top of the board. This is the

number one on the challenge Tour from last year. He is from Portugal.

86 on the race to Dubai currently, one more good results from him and

he will get his card for next season. He moves to 7-under. At the

7th. Just one off the lead. Or night leader, Alex Noren. With the big

stick on the first -- overnight leader.

They all say shot, I do not want to be a harbinger of doom for him, but

in terms of halfway leaders in this tournament, the last one to go on

and lift the trophy was Gregory Havret back in 2007. Alex Noren is a

self-confessed practice jockey. There is the leaderboard, an

indication of just how tight things have become with Tyrell Hatton, and

Eddie Pepperell joining Alex Noren at the top. Look at that, only two

shots separating the top 11 players. In the final group, Danny Lee,

Korean born New Zealander, hanging lie, ball below his feet, after a

good drive, can he get it close? There is your answer, straight at

it. Perfect lie, perfect angle of attack

for Alex Noren. Always applies lots of spin to the ball. On these

receptive greens for a links course, it looks prosperous. Tyrell Hatton

with another birdie chance. Just overcooked it. The right side of the

hole. Four after those holes today. Branden Grace. A round of 68 was.

Has to be regarded as one of the favourites, only two back, I big

occasion player. I remember talking to him on the practice ground and he

said he left a couple of shots out there -- a big occasion player. Just

a misread, good pace. Alex Noren has briefly been caught

at the top. And does not break the tie, only the par. No doubt a source

of frustration. Great opportunity that.

Padraig Harrington has had a good start, this is his tee shot on the

fourth. Delightful par four with Castle Stuart in the background.

Great effort. Chance there to get to seven. I

think all of the world's great course designers agree that every

great Championship venue should have at least one driveable par four. The

third very much driveable with something less than a driver. The

wind just adding to get up a little bit now. In Clement weather forecast

for later in the day -- the weather just starting to get up a little bit

now. A splendid venue this. Splendid approach from Matteo Manassero, in

the dough drones, it would appear no more. Hard to believe this place is

only seven years old -- Don drums. Pick it out! He and Graeme McDowell

and several others, very good poor weather players, he will not mind if

the wind gets up a bit. Eddie Pepperell, birdie on the first, from

an unlike real Cajun off the tee. -- an unlikely occasion. Really well

judged. First good birdie chance on the course. Alex Noren, 554 yards.

He greens it with the Aaron-macro, avoiding sand city on the right. --

iron. Back on the third green, a man who won by the sea across the

Atlantic -- Atlantic. Branden Grace. Putting the cat amongst the

proverbial pigeons with an eagle. He triumphed on the shores of

Alex Noren. Pace putt this one, up and over the rise in the middle of

the green, slowed down. This judgment there from the sweet, four

wins on the European Tour on his CV already. We haven't seen that putt

already from Eddie Pepperell, not quite such a good job done by Danny

Lee, but he should convert that for birdie. Branden Grace on the fifth,

the par four. 452 yards. Pin seeking a game, straight at it

-- again. Alex Noren. Two part birdie. Smooth it end. He moves

smoothly to minus nine. Looking strong.

The conventional but effective patting stroke of Branden Grace --

putting. Only a par. So there it is, Eddie Pepperell and Alex Noren lead

by a single stroke from Tyrell Hatton. Branden Grace and Matteo

Manassero, it really is tight. Next week it is the big one, the Open

Championship at Royal Troon and then at the end of the month, the women's

British Open, what a festival of golf awaits. Par for Alex Noren on

the third. Here now for the fourth, a chance. It was good for lying, if

only he had hit it. Taplin should be simple enough for the par. Stays

9-under. -- tap in. Tyrell Hatton tried to keep a bogey off his card.

Gets very annoyed with himself on the golf course, not so bad as he

was a couple of years back, but still, you always sense there is

Volcano awaiting -- waiting to a rock that there. Not happy but

keeping his emotions under wraps more than when he first joined the

Tour. Branden Grace, pretty well positioned. Left-hand side of the

sixth fairway. Front pin, never easy, just a little unlucky to run

quite that far past. On the sixth. Par, 568 yards. What a round from

Andy Sullivan, Eagles on the third and fifth, two drop as well. He

feels robbed there. Could so easily have been a birdie on nine, as it

is, out. Unlucky with the run-through on the approach for

Branden Grace, can he get the eagle, that would be a note them, misread.

Couple of feet left. A few spots of rain now appearing in

the skies. All of the modern day professionals are so proficient from

Santa. And Alex Noren on the fifth not letting me down. -- or so

proficient on the sand. Branden Grace for the birdie. Very

comfortable indeed, finding that par-5. We talked about Matteo

Manassero slumping down the rankings, one of the reasons, he

tried to achieve more at length off the tee. The technical issue became

a confidence problem, but reaching the six in a couple of shots is no

problem today. So nearly the appearance of an albatross.

Fantastic! Alejandro Canizares plane on the

eighth, beautiful read and execution. Some support in the

crowd. 7-under, just two behind. Now on the ninth, Tyrell Hatton for

birdie. That is what they call a bounce back, bogey on eight, bogey

online, out in 32. He is a feisty character, I tipped him earlier to

win soon, it could be this week. Eagle chance on the sixth as the

rain patters down a little more heavily, he does not feel a thing.

Eagle three, 10-under, look out the rest, he is back on form. It is hard

to comprehend that from the Irish Open last year, he missed 16

consecutive cuts. To the Pretoria, Branden Grace, claw grip deployed by

him. Par putt is missed. He lets one slip. The most fearsome hole on the

golf course today is the seventh, 467 yards into the wind, Eddie

Pepperell in the rough off the tee. And that has gone straight right.

Oh, please! There is some gorse over there and all sorts of stuff that

can really hurt you, in more ways than one. Good luck, Eddie!

That languid takeaway. Second to 13. Very nice indeed. He played some

wonderful stuff on the challenge Tour last year, people are

collecting big things from him. Eddie Pepperell, found his ball, he

literally hacked it out to hear, fourth shot coming up on the par

four. Nice effort. That is for a bogey five.

Out in 33. Birdie 12. A slight push on 13. Has to settle for a par.

Quite a level-headed sort, it seems to me. Yes. He is solid. Four under

par for his round so far. Get going! Pools up on the slightly damp

surface, first bogey of the round, on the toughest hole on the golf

course, the seventh. With this wind direction from the

east, the entire characteristics of the course have changed. On

Thursday, the average score was 75.3 and we saw a host of double bogeys

or worse and talking about double bogeys, Eddie Pepperell is in danger

of making one here. He has really struggled. He leaves it short as

well, disappointing. Double bogey six. And a score that hurts even

more when he knows that people around him are making birdies and

eagles and going forward. So Matteo Manassero leads the way at 9-under

par. Just approaching the turn and five players just one shot adrift.

And all the guys on 5-under par including Henrik Stenson who shot a

66 today and Russell Knox and Richie Ramsay are right there in

contention. Quite a leaderboard and a world leader in beauty is Scotland

itself. No visit here disappoints. This is the land of castles. One of

them being Castle Stuart, completed in 1625 by James Stewart. It is a

place for those who revel in history, for those who rejoice in

scenic splendour and for those who appreciate the home of golf.

Beautiful pictures, the rain getting heavier now is the day progresses.

The job of the caddy is so important, Matteo Manassero had just

parred the eighth, second to nine, the elevated green, is very good,

right over the stick. Playing two to two yards, no bargain

as Hamas has found out. -- 222. -- Alex Noren.

Graeme McDowell, needs to get going. Park-macro the 10th and -- he parred

the 10th and gets going at the 11th. 5-under. Brought up on links golf at

Port Stuart, and Portrush. Danny Lee, lovely. Well saved on

eight. He was the youngest ever winner on the European Tour when he

prevailed in the 2009 Johnnie Walker classic as an amateur. Now back to

the overnight leader, the Oklahoma State University graduate, Alex

Noren. Very simple putting action. In for the par-3. Studies the ship.

-- the ship is made steady. Reached the turn in 33, since then a birdie

on 11. No drop shots. A case of the nears. He will tap in

for par. A birdie chance for Manassero. Ninth hole, playing this

hardest, the first half of this third round. Just an ounce two more

pace and that would have held line. It's a very good forehand, that hole

today. It was a nine off the tee for Branden Grace, he went left, then

right, over the green into the hazard. That's his fourth shot.

Needs to hold that to avoid a double bogey. Noren, he will get some spin.

Arms hanging straight down, has to cut across the ball, gets lots of

slip on it. Can he get the judgment of the distance right? Past the pin,

screw it back, come on. Oh, how about that? Just what the doctor

ordered. A chance to get level with

Manassero. If Grace can hold this it will feel like a birdie. Now it

feels like a crushing blow. The worst way to start the back nine.

Double bogey. At the tense, a spot of bother for Manassero, not

reaching the green with his second. On the par-4, and he's still

struggling for par now. These skies are darkening. It looks as though we

are in for a sustained spell of rain. Good view of the putt of Alex

Noren. No bother. Or is it nae bother here? At the

start it was fun, now it's turning into a grind. Two shot swing is

possible here now. If it doesn't going, he's left it short again. --

if it doesn't go in. It's two bogeys in the last four holes. Hasn't been

in the rarefied atmosphere of the top of the leaderboard for quite a

while so nerves may be kicking in, who knows. Grace, very experienced,

trying to put the disappointment of the previous hole in the back of his

mind. But it's only a par on 11. One birdie. Eight pars so far for Danny

Lee. Staring down his second shot on the 10th. Another great view out

towards the Firth. He has used the contours pretty well, that was

important. A nice touch. Recently Graeme McDowell has made a

birdie two here, on the shortest hole on the course, the 11th. Maybe

Manassero will match McDowell's feet. -- feat. The green is just on

the edge of the coastline there. Another big divot, cutting action of

Alex Noren, holding it up into the breeze. Beautiful. And the word

beautiful applies to the round today of the South African Justin Walters,

needing two putts from here on the 18th for a birdie to come home in

32, for a bogey free round of 65. A good old-fashioned tonk. Absolutely

tremendous. The man who had to return to school in Spain at the end

of last season to regain his card. Now vying for a place in the Open.

Danny Lee. Nice tempo on the putting stroke, looks for a borrow that

wasn't there. Well accustomed to the vagaries of

links golf, Manassero. Broke through really to prominence down informed

Formby, when he won the amateur Championship. Back-to-back birdies,

Alex Noren come exquisite. Played the hole perfectly. Particularly in

those conditions. He leads by one. Now come on, Justin. Persuade this

one in. A 65 around here any time is

laudable. A 65 today, fantastic. The best round of the week so far. And

with that, Walters leads in the clubhouse but on the course come out

in front, it's Alex Noren. The standard of this man's ball striking

over the first two rounds was excellent. Fourth in driving

accuracy, fifth in greens and regulation. He is a shotmaker. The

he is, has to avoid a bunker on the left-hand side and does so very well

indeed. It's a good job that par-3 is quite short, because the water

looks very close to the green on the left-hand side. Two pars so far on

this hole for Danny Lee this week. Just lovely, won the US amateur

Championship in 2008, did Danny. The youngest ever winner at that time,

beating the record of a certain Tiger Woods. The world number ten,

Branden Grace, a birdie chance on the 12th. These players have to

strike the ball a bit harder than they've been so far this week on

these pure greens. Getting damp now. Chance missed there. Grace stays

6-under. May be just the slowing of that pace caught Noren out there. A

tap in par, mind you, stress-free. Caddy is working hard -- the caddies

are working hard, protecting their players. They are allowed to shelter

under their rubella as they prepare for the putt, but not as they strike

the ball. -- shelter under their own brother. 9-under, nowhere else. He's

donating $500 for every birdie this week to the flood relief fund in

West Virginia. $1000 for an eagle. Very generous, and it's a really

good cause. The 12th hole, uphill snaky par five, third shot for

Manassero. Very well judged. That's a brave shot, right at the stick.

You can see the problem left again. He's not afraid.

599 yards, 12, today, a proper par-5. Oh dear, it's left this. It's

not out of bounds, it's a hazard, so he'll be dropping back into play

undertaking a penalty shot there. He's on the beach, I reckon. I don't

know what's over there. No need to reload, it's a hazard, not out of

bounds. On the safety of the green. Looks exasperated, Manassero, but he

must be absolutely overjoyed to be back in the limelight. Because he's

been very much in the wilderness. Yes, on an exemption after winning

the BMW PM -- PGA Championship three years ago, a five-year exemption.

Lee, on the par-5 12th. Can he judge it? I think he can. Stop. A fine

shot. For his playing partner Noren it's

all about damage limitation. He took his drop and he's now playing his

fists shot. -- fifth shot. Under normal circumstances professionals

hate to make a six on a par-5. Laurent -- Noren would be

overwhelmingly relieved. Padraig Harrington, on the 13th, coming off

six pars in a row from the seventh. He is 1-under for his round. Make

that two under for the round and 7-under for the Championship. Kicks

the habit, a red figure, very welcome.

Lee, to move double digits under the card.

You'd better believe it. Try to maintain the great history of course

of New Zealand's success in links golf. Simon Owen so nearly when the

Open Championship at St Andrews in 1978. Sir Bobby Charlton did triumph

in the open in 1963. Lee is 2-10, this is for the bogey for Noren. --

Lee goes to minus ten. On the back nine so far for Tyrell

Hatton it's been exclusively pars. That on 17 one fine effort. The

weather is closing in rather now. They will all be tired at the end of

this day. McDowell just coming off a birdie 14. The tough 15th, the

hardest hole on the course. A swinger, it's in, birdie.

When the going gets tough, you can often bank on this man. Manassero, a

386 par for the 14th. He's avoided the rumbles as they are called on

the fairway on the right-hand side. -- rumples. A birdie chance. We've

talked a lot about open places being up for grabs at this tournament.

Tyrell Hatton has qualified for the Open four times since 2010. And I'll

tell you what, he's bang on course to make that five times. 9-under,

they are really bunching at the top. This bad weather has concertinas

this leaderboard rather, and a man putting for 9-under, Manassero. He's

putting machine, this guy. A little nudge of a stroke. He nudges it in.

Even George Formby could not have said, it's turned out nicely today!

I know what you mean! Danny Lee. For the par, oh, no, Danny, that was a

bit whiffy, that stroke, didn't really commit to it. You have to in

these conditions. Bogey time, back to nine. So that is the way it

stands. 9-under a common score, and it's tied at the top, five of them.

The longest hole on the golf course is the last hole, 607 yard par-5,

and easier prospect on day three than it has been over the first

couple of rounds. Hatton, can he reach this raised green, or put

second over the rough stuff? What a shot that is. He got it on the

green, in one. Yes, this 18th is a very different animal to what it was

on Thursday. It was ferociously difficult then. A host of double

bogeys, or worse. Tight pin placement just over a little mound

guarding the front of the green. Oh, but he's found it has Alex Noren.

Graeme McDowell, for three birdies in succession.

He likes a birdie on the 16th, does Graeme. It was a birdie in 2010 that

effectively sealed the Ryder Cup. Water last day that was. Now then.

Hatton. Very good eagle chance, up onto the upper level. Keep going. A

bit of left for the birdie. Is that a smile, or winds? Well, it will be

a smile, if Noren holds this on 14. APPLAUSE

Standing firm. Up ahead on 15, having also birdied

the 14th, Manassero. Slightly awkward, this one. As to get the

pace and the flight right. It's looking good. It's looking better

than good! It's fantastic. Chip in birdie. Well, he's full of self

belief. His short game is right up there with the very best. If you can

win on the European Tour as he did, when you're 17 years of age, at

Sergio Garcia's Place, you are something special. Yes, it started a

trend, he has won three times since. At for a good birdie finish. An

excellent third day will stop 66 it is for the 24-year-old and wish man.

He is right in the mix. -- 24-year-old English man. He is often

described as a winner in waiting. It might be around 24 hours, the wait.

Alex Noren, 1-under par for the last four holes on this golf course so

far this week. That's impressive. Third shot on 15th. That's pretty

impressive as well, nice control. On the long par-4.

From the right-hand rough. Just chopped into it. Great imagination

and execution. So McDowell made a hat-trick of

birdies on 14, 15 and 16. Manassero has the opportunity to do exactly

the same. Danny Lee. He nestles one up there, played

handily. From the hard pan just short of the

18th green in two. McDowell, so tough to make the right contact. If

he holds that, he is home in 31. Amazing, yes, that grass is really

short, like most greens on some golf courses. Lee, for the par. As

important as any birdie. He remains minus nine. Right in the hunt.

Well holed. When you are in contention, that's bread and butter.

. The wind has dropped now, the rain is not really going away. Manassero.

For birdie on 16. Does he like it? He does now. That ball likes the

dark, doesn't it? Down it goes. And up Manassero goes into the lead, on

his own. Meanwhile upon the 18th, Graeme McDowell has missed his

birdie putt, so if he tidies up with this one it's in for a 69, back nine

of 32. Great golf in the conditions. Yes, because the way he started

suggested it might be a length thing and not exactly fruitful day. --

lengthy. Noren, with that brisk swing on 16. Well, late spin, but

not a lot of it. Up ahead on the 17th, last of the par threes,

excellent par-3s at Castle Stuart, Manassero, a long-range birdie

attempt. That's a bit slow, isn't it? Keep going. It was downhill, but

he gave that one too much respect. Noren unable to regain a share of

the lead, but he should have done enough to make a par. Now, come on,

Matteo. You don't see two bad putts in a row too often from this man.

It's been one of those days, just when using someone might take the

tournament by the scruff of the neck, they can't pull away. So

Tyrell Hatton, the clubhouse leader, with a round of 66 is the joint

leader with Manassero once this man, Alex Noren. He's tackling his

seventeenths, playing 291 yards in round three. Good floaters upswing.

-- good flow, to that swing. That's why he likes it so much, what an

effort that is. A fantastic shot, one of the shots of the day for me.

He has won in his native Sweden a couple of times in damp conditions,

so clearly not a problem for him, this deluge. Danny Lee's turn,

holding the pose, never a bad sign. It's very good, a bit unlucky to run

quite so far passed. Who would have thought this? Branden

Grace has this putt to avoid coming home in 40 will. Double bogey the

tents, bogeyed the 14th and 15th. -- tenth. A round of 74 as miserable as

the weather. It might have been not good reading for Grace fans. 17. A

marker of Alex Noren you can see in the foreground, as Lee goes for his

birdie. A probe at the top side, just did not to fall in. -- pro

putt. He will remain -9 with the tap in. A light grip on the right hand,

hardly on the club itself. Throughout the round we've seen so

many examples of Matteo Manassero's short game wizardry. Can he finish

off with one? I remember when Mickelson played in exquisite shot

when he won here. Do you remember it? It won him the play-off place

against Branden Grace in 2013. Manassero can't win today of course

but he's in a very good position. It looks easy enough, doesn't it, a

couple of feet, but as you can see from our camera fighting against the

conditions here. The wind is strengthening, nothing is easy.

Noren for birdie, fantastic birdie as well. Wasn't it just? Yes, in

rugby terms, that was definitely one against the head. Here is

Manassero's birdie putt on the last. Oh dear. That is not a stroke that

will send him to bed feeling good. Know, those three putts on 17 a

Portland to that finish, in a way. Amazing stuff -- it was a prediction

to that finish, in a way. He dribbles to a finish. A good score

though, 68, he will be happy with that overall. As for Danny Lee, 289

yards to the hole. Surprisingly didn't take a driver off the tee.

Was challenged this second shot is. Anything right and you are in

position Z minus. I'm not sure what he's going to find there. It's just

short. Could be OK. A more positive choice of tee shot for Noren,

reaping the benefits can reach this green with an iron. Very brisk as

you mention threw the ball, good clearance of the hips. Full release.

Shouting it to go, and that's why. Another five yards and that was

near-perfect. And that is going to be quite a tight lie down at the

Dell. If Noren can get up and down from their, he will lead by two

overnight. Solely's third shot, got him to hear. A chance of a last gasp

birdie -- Lee's third shot. Not a bad try, but he will settle for a

par on the close. Now to 70, two under par today, 9-under for the

Championship, right in it still. As are so many. Tomorrow promises much.

It's all about whether Noren can get that extra cushion now.

What a finish! Weather, what weather? He's made of stern stuff,

this man. He could be very to catch. -- very tough to catch.

HAZEL IRVINE: A fighting finish and the Swede

extensive advantage to two shots but 15 men are within reach, a ?550,000

first prize will be up for grabs and so to the last four mile -- last

four places for Troon next week. We are back with highlights at quarter

to midnight, I hope we will catch you then. Good night.