Olympic gold in Tokyo Xander Schauffele became the new leader of open golf scottishscoring tournament for European and American circuits and prelude to the British Open in Saint Andrews starting next Thursday, the good dynamics threatened a rebirth Rafael Cabrerasecond after completing the third and penultimate day, which is number 3 in the world, Jon Rahmthe ranking sank with 74 hits.
Cabrera, above all, thanks to a good day in the greens, hitting deadly putts to beat the course, had his main mission this Sunday to get one of the three exemptions granted by the Scottish Open for th -150 Open editions.
Rahm, who at the Renaissance Club in Scottish North Berwick begins his set-up for the Old Course next week, has suffered a progressive decline in the tournament over the past two rounds. But this Saturday, after the right first part of the route, he sank to the table.
The double bogey-7 he signed on the 10th hole was a reflection of the Spaniard’s unfortunate day, which ended eighteen holes, moreover, with five bogeys. Rahm, who signed just three birdies, finished the day with 74 shots, four over par. The classification puts him in 53rd place with a total of 214, eleven more than the leader.
Schauffele became less frequent during the competition and will face the final day as leader. And that the American, eleventh in the ranking in the world, has faltered in the end. The last two holes were completed with bogeys. The only ones scored on a card with six birdies.
In the end, Schauffele got 66 shots, four under par. The North American was the most consistent in the session with the great Canarian Cabrera, champion of this tournament, remaining in second position as the leader’s main threat and in everything else to decide this Sunday.
And the British within range
Cabrera gave up a card with 67 shots: an eagle, at 5, and four birdies that only damaged the three bogeys he signed, saving two good final pairs. The Spaniard is two shots from the head but more importantly, he has one of three places that gives direct access to the British Open this Sunday. They will go into the top three non-exempt qualifiers for Saint Andrews. If he gets the spot, it’s really a rush for the Maspalomas man, who hasn’t played or seen any results in over a year when he was fixture in the ‘majors’.
The leader of the first two days, American Cameron Tringale, dropped to sixth place after finishing at +4.
Source: La Verdad
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