SSP T8 at Made In Denmark, Shiv T22

Aug 16, 2014. SSP Chowrasia has been having a great run at the Made In Denmark. After round three the Indian made a solid comeback into the leader mix to finish T8 with a round of 71 five behind the leader. Two bogies back to back on 5th and 6th did upset the former European Tour winner but he made up for some of the lost ground with birdies on 7th, 14th and 17th to close one under 212 for the tournament so far.

Shiv Kapur was T22 with a round that didn’t please him. With not a single birdie and three bogies, Kapur somewhat wasted the gained ground of a blemish free R2 as he finished Saturday with a 74. Despite that the former Challenge Tour winner was tied 22nd in what can be best described as windy and difficult weather. Gaganjeet Bhullar was tied 50 with a double bogey on the 8th and a total of five over 218.

Marc Warren belied extremely windy conditions with a stunning round of five under par to share the lead with Bradley Dredge going into the final day of the inaugural Made in Denmark.

Gusts of up to 30mph made scoring at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort fiendishly difficult but the Scot carded eight birdies, three consecutively from the 13th with some crisp putting, for a brilliant 66.

That made him the clubhouse leader while Dredge played the closing holes and Warren was briefly at the front on his own when the Welshman bogeyed the par four 15th. However, overnight front-runner Dredge recovered with a birdie three at the 17th for a two over par 73, putting him back alongside Warren on six under.

While playing the last hole the final trio of Dredge, Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen and Englishman Simon Wakefield had to temporarily head for the practice range after a TV volunteer required medical attention on the 18th.

Dredge, a two-time European Tour winner chasing his first title since the 2006 Omega European Masters, said: “It was a tough day, but I’m still joint leader which is a great position. All I can do is give it my best tomorrow.

“The finish was difficult. Nobody likes to see that kind of thing. The gentleman is ok and hopefully he will make a full recovery.”

Warren, who won the second of his two European Tour titles at the 2007 Johnnie Walker Championship and sits 33rd in the Race to Dubai, said: “Even driving here you could see the wind was a lot stronger than the first two days. I knew it would be a battle today.

“Obviously Bradley was a bit ahead and I was hoping it was going to be a bit tougher. If it was easier he could have pulled away. So overall I’m delighted. To shoot 66 today, I probably couldn’t have hoped for that before.

“I felt a bit out of sync to start and hit a couple of loose shots. Then I hit a good second shot to the third and from thereon I played some good golf. I kind of enjoy this style of golf, hitting some low shots.”

Warren is in fine form having tied for 15th at last week’s US PGA Championship and finished outright third in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, with a share of 39th at The Open Championship coming in between.

“It’s been a good summer for me. I’ve played consistently well,” he added.