Ludvig Åberg will take a two-shot lead into the ultimate spherical of the Scottish Open however Ryder Cup teammate Bob MacIntyre will likely be respiration down his neck in quest of an emotional win on dwelling soil.
Åberg began the day with a one-shot benefit at The Renaissance Membership however trailed MacIntyre by two on the again 9 because the Scot carded a 63 to please the native followers and catapult himself up the leaderboard.
The Swede then birdied the sixteenth and seventeenth, nonetheless, to signal for a 65 and get to 17 beneath as he searches for a primary Rolex Sequence victory.
The house followers will likely be rooting for MacIntyre after he was denied victory final 12 months by a birdie-birdie end capped by a surprising second into the final from Rory McIlroy however Ryder Cup team-mate Åberg has appeared unlikely to stumble in rounds of 64-64-65 up to now.
Adam Scott carded a 64 alongside MacIntyre to sit down at 14 beneath, a shot away from American duo Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala, South Korea’s Sungjae Im and Frenchman Antoine Rozner.
Åberg mentioned: “It wasn’t essentially the most stress-free spherical of golf nevertheless it was a superb rating once more. I’m happy with the best way I hung in there. I felt like I used to be swinging nicely and hitting the putts the best way I wished to and tried to learn them. I like leaderboards. I feel it’s necessary to know the place you’re standing, and I did that in the present day, and I noticed some actually good scores early on. It makes you hungry and it makes you keep on the entrance foot and be aggressive, and felt like I did that nicely in the present day. Seems like I’m enjoying the ultimate spherical with Bob, so it will likely be a cool pairing and I’m trying ahead to it.”
MacIntyre mentioned: “I’m delighted. Total I performed completely brilliantly. Tee-to-green was stable once more. Rolled the putter superbly. Simply bought to let it occur. It’s good to come back dwelling and have the house help. From the beginning I mentioned I simply need to be in with an opportunity going into Sunday and I’ve carried out that.
“I can solely management me and I’ve managed myself very nicely up to now. I’ve 18 holes to regulate myself much more. I’ve not been shy in saying that the Scottish Open is the one I would like. It’s not going to vary tomorrow.”
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