June 7,2014. It’s been a bit of a struggle for the Indians at Lyoness Open in Austria with Jeev Milkha Singh and Gaganjeet Bhullar lying below on the leaderboard. Bhullar got in an eagle to cheer up but the score card was mostly pars, an odd birdie and three bogies.
For Singh who was tied 51, the double bogey on a par three sixth hole more than pinched and he closed his total at three over par 219.
Defending champion Joost Luiten and 2012 winner Bernd Wiesberger moved into first and second as the third round of the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity progressed in Austria.
Dutchman Luiten had stormed to the top of the leaderboard thanks to a front nine of 31, which moved him to ten under par.
That was enough for a two shot lead over Sweden’s Mikael Lundberg and local favourite Bernd Wiesberger, who winner needed to win the title for a second time to guarantee qualification for next week’s US Open Championship.
Earlier, England’s David Horsey charged into contention for a third European Tour title at Diamond Country Club.
Horsey began the day in a tie for 47th place after consecutive rounds of 73, but added a sparkling 65 in the third round to surge up the leaderboard.
The 29 year old from Stockport, whose last victory came in the Trophée Hassan II in 2011, picked up a shot on the first hole and after a run of three pars, birdied the next five holes in a row to reach the turn in 30.
Another string of pars halted the former Walker Cup player’s momentum, but he then birdied the 15th and 16th before dropping his only shot of the day by three-putting the 17th.
Horsey, who was 35th in the BMW PGA Championship on his last appearance, said: “With no wind, not a cloud in the sky, it was ideal scoring conditions.
“It’s been coming for a while to be honest, I’ve been hitting it nicely on the range and just not quite been able to take it out on the golf course.
“Today I just stuck to my process a little more I suppose, went out not really thinking about anything other than myself and managed to hit a lot of good shots and hole some nice putts. I’ve been putting well for a while, just not been giving myself birdie putts.”
With Inputs from European Tour Dot Com
