ISPS Handa World Invitational R3: Ewen Ferguson moves closer to second win
Scotland's Ewen Ferguson moved to within striking distance of his second DP World Tour title at Galgorm Castle Golf Club.
Ewen Ferguson will take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by AVIV Clinics as he seeks a second DP World Tour title.
The Scotsman, who secured his maiden success at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in March, started the day one stroke ahead of Spain’s Borja Virto at Galgorm Castle Golf Club but quickly moved clear after birdies on the second and fourth holes.
His third birdie of the day came on the tenth and he recovered from back-to-back bogeys on the 14th and 15th with his fourth gain of the day on the 18th as he moved to 11 under par after signing for a two under 68.
The 26-year-old sits three strokes ahead of American John Catlin, who won the Irish Open at this venue in 2020. Catlin started his day with a bogey on the first but recovered to sign for a four under par 66 and an eight under par total.
Last year’s Challenge Tour Number One Marcus Helligkilde, of Denmark, carded the lowest round of the day, a six under 64, which included two eagles and four birdies, to move into a share of third place on seven under. Joining him in third place are England’s Jack Senior, Scotsman Connor Syme and Virto.
Birdie on 18 @EwboF will take a three shot lead going into tomorrow's final round.#WorldInvitational pic.twitter.com/3wvBiZe6Hq
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 13, 2022
A further cut has been made after the third round of the the innovative event, which sees a DP World Tour and a co-sanctioned LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour tournament taking place on the same golf course. The top 35 players and ties from each tournament after 54-holes will contest the final day, with 38 men and 39 women set to tee it up in alternating groups.
In the women’s competition, Amanda Doherty will go in search of her first LPGA Tour title as she takes a one-stroke lead into the final day. The American, who has led since the first round, is one shot clear from 2018 Women’s Open champion Georgia Hall and Peiyun Chien from Chinese Taipei.
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