Playing partners Matt Wallace and Finland’s Sami Välimäki both started the day two shots behind the lead and went on to card 67s for a share of the lead at 16-under at the D+D Real Czech Masters.
“Three holes there in the middle that could have really derailed me in the past,” said the Englishman. “I’d like to say a future Matt can deal with those sorts of things quite well. I’m dealing with them pretty good now. I still feel like I’m going to be in contention, got through that sticky patch and managed to finish strong.
“There have been a few winners up at the top of this leaderboard this week but I’d like to say I think I’ve got the most. I can get the job done, so I know that. I know what I’m going to do now in preparation for tomorrow that gets me in the best mindset. I know that I can win, that’s the beauty of this game.”
Dane Nicolai Højgaard lies on third place one shot back after a third-round 69.
The Netherlands’ Wil Besseling also closed with a 67 for solo fourth place at 14-under one shot ahead of Germany’s Nick Bachem (67) and Maximilian Schmitt (68) as well as England’s Todd Clements (69), Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune (69) and Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti (65).
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WALLACE, Matt | -16 | 70 | 63 | 67 |
| | VÄLIMÄKI, Sami | -16 | 63 | 70 | 67 |
| 3 | HØJGAARD, Nicolai | -15 | 65 | 67 | 69 |
| 4 | BESSELING, Wil | -14 | 67 | 68 | 67 |
| 5 | ZANOTTI, Fabrizio | -13 | 67 | 71 | 65 |
| | BACHEM, Nick | -13 | 70 | 66 | 67 |
| | HISATSUNE, Ryo | -13 | 65 | 69 | 69 |
| | SCHMITT, Maximilian | -13 | 65 | 70 | 68 |
| | CLEMENTS, Todd | -13 | 65 | 69 | 69 |
| 10 | OLESEN, Thorbjørn | -12 | 70 | 69 | 65 |
| ROZNER, Antoine | -12 | 70 | 67 | 67 | |
| | SCHOTT, Freddy | -12 | 67 | 69 | 68 |
| | KNAPPE, Alexander | -12 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
| 14 | MACINTYRE, Robert | -11 | 66 | 73 | 66 |
| | DU PLESSIS, Hennie | -11 | 71 | 67 | 67 |
| | ZUSKA, Jiří | -11 | 71 | 67 | 67 |
| | MOLINARI, Francesco | -11 | 71 | 67 | 67 |
| | PAUL, Yannik | -11 | 66 | 70 | 69 |
| | ABERG, Ludvig | -11 | 68 | 66 | 71 |
| 20 | WINTHER, Jeff | -10 | 70 | 70 | 66 |
| | DANTORP, Jens | -10 | 72 | 67 | 67 |
| | MURPHY, John | -10 | 70 | 68 | 68 |
| | AXELSEN, John | -10 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
| | FITZPATRICK, Alex | -10 | 70 | 67 | 69 |
| | PEREZ, Victor | -10 | 68 | 68 | 70 |
| SCHUETZ, Yannick | -10 | 68 | 68 | 70 | |
| | MOLINARI, Edoardo | -10 | 66 | 69 | 71 |
| | FIGUEIREDO, Pedro | -10 | 67 | 67 | 72 |
| | BJÖRK, Alexander | -10 | 65 | 66 | 75 |
| 30 | BROWN, Daniel | -9 | 69 | 71 | 67 |
| | DEL REY, Alejandro | -9 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
| | PARATORE, Renato | -9 | 69 | 70 | 68 |
| | CAMPILLO, Jorge | -9 | 70 | 68 | 69 |
| | LEVY, Alexander | -9 | 70 | 69 | 68 |
| | GUERRIER, Julien | -9 | 68 | 70 | 69 |
| 36 | LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo | -8 | 68 | 72 | 68 |
| | KIMSEY, Nathan | -8 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| | JOHANNESSEN, Kristian Krogh | -8 | 75 | 64 | 69 |
| | HIDALGO, Angel | -8 | 68 | 71 | 69 |
| | BRADBURY, Dan | -8 | 69 | 70 | 69 |
| | TARRIO, Santiago | -8 | 68 | 70 | 70 |
| | NØRGAARD, Niklas | -8 | 68 | 70 | 70 |
| | MORRISON, James | -8 | 70 | 67 | 71 |
| | BRUN, Julien | -8 | 70 | 67 | 71 |
| 45 | GREEN, Gavin | -7 | 69 | 70 | 70 |
| | RAVETTO, David | -7 | 70 | 69 | 70 |
| | KJELDSEN, Søren | -7 | 71 | 68 | 70 |
| 48 | SANTOS, Ricardo | -6 | 72 | 68 | 70 |
| | PORTEOUS, Garrick | -6 | 69 | 71 | 70 |
| | SÖDERBERG, Sebastian | -6 | 69 | 71 | 70 |
| CATLIN, John | -6 | 73 | 67 | 70 | |
| | KO, Jeong weon | -6 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| | SIMONSEN, Martin | -6 | 67 | 72 | 71 |
| | HØJGAARD, Rasmus | -6 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| | WARREN, Marc | -6 | 68 | 69 | 73 |
| | RITCHIE, JC | -6 | 69 | 69 | 72 |
| 57 | WALTERS, Justin | -5 | 70 | 69 | 72 |
| | HUNDEBØLL, Oliver | -5 | 72 | 68 | 71 |
| | SCHAPER, Jayden | -5 | 72 | 67 | 72 |
| 60 | PEPPERELL, Eddie | -4 | 69 | 71 | 72 |
| | STRYDOM, Tristen | -4 | 71 | 68 | 73 |
| | LONG, Hurly | -4 | 67 | 72 | 73 |
| | HARRINGTON, Padraig | -4 | 71 | 68 | 73 |
| 64 | GRADECKI, Mateusz | -3 | 71 | 68 | 74 |
| | MERONK, Adrian | -3 | 67 | 69 | 77 |
| | DUBUISSON, Victor | -3 | 70 | 68 | 75 |
| 67 | GANDAS, Manu | -2 | 66 | 74 | 74 |
| | OTAEGUI, Adrian | -2 | 67 | 73 | 74 |
| 69 | LAW, David | -1 | 72 | 68 | 75 |
| CUT | |||||
| 70 | EASTON, Bryce | -3 | 71 | 70 | - |
| | KIEFFER, Maximilian | -3 | 71 | 70 | - |
| | DONALD, Luke | -3 | 71 | 70 | - |
| | ELVIRA, Nacho | -3 | 71 | 70 | - |
| | SCHMID, Matti | -3 | 67 | 74 | - |
| | APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech | -3 | 69 | 72 | - |
| | HANNA, Chase | -3 | 71 | 70 | - |
| | LOMBARD, Zander | -3 | 69 | 72 | - |
| | WARING, Paul | -3 | 69 | 72 | - |
| | WHITNELL, Dale | -3 | 71 | 70 | - |
| | GERMISHUYS, Deon | -3 | 75 | 66 | - |
| | GALLACHER, Stephen | -3 | 70 | 71 | - |
| 82 | IWASAKI, Aguri | -2 | 69 | 73 | - |
| | SORDET, Clément | -2 | 70 | 72 | - |
| | LEE, Joshua | -2 | 72 | 70 | - |
| | LINDBERG, Mikael | -2 | 71 | 71 | - |
| | JORDAN, Matthew | -2 | 70 | 72 | - |
| | DUMONT DE CHASSART, Adrien | -2 | 71 | 71 | - |
| | SCIOT-SIEGRIST, Robin | -2 | 69 | 73 | - |
| | VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, Nicolai | -2 | 71 | 71 | - |
| | ARNAUS, Adri | -2 | 71 | 71 | - |
| | NIENABER, Wilco | -2 | 73 | 69 | - |
| | LEMKE, Niklas | -2 | 70 | 72 | - |
| | LOWRY, Shane | -2 | 71 | 71 | - |
| | HUIZING, Daan | -2 | 72 | 70 | - |
| | SIEM, Marcel | -2 | 70 | 72 | - |
| | BALDWIN, Matthew | -2 | 69 | 73 | - |
| 97 | HIGA, Kazuki | -1 | 70 | 73 | - |
| | LAGERGREN, Joakim | -1 | 73 | 70 | - |
| | SCHNEIDER, Marcel | -1 | 73 | 70 | - |
| | BEKKER, Oliver | -1 | 70 | 73 | - |
| LAWRENCE, Thriston | -1 | 71 | 72 | - | |
| | SADDIER, Adrien | -1 | 71 | 72 | - |
| | JANEWATTANANOND, Jazz | -1 | 72 | 71 | - |
| | FORREST, Grant | -1 | 73 | 70 | - |
| | HORSEY, David | -1 | 72 | 71 | - |
| 106 | BERRY, Joshua (AM) | Par | 74 | 70 | - |
| | BERGENDI, René (AM) | Par | 72 | 72 | - |
| | SLATTERY, Lee | Par | 72 | 72 | - |
| | BRING, Christoffer | Par | 70 | 74 | - |
| | HOSHINO, Rikuya | Par | 71 | 73 | - |
| | GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo | Par | 73 | 71 | - |
| | CABRERA BELLO, Rafa | Par | 69 | 75 | - |
| | STAL, Gary | Par | 71 | 73 | - |
| 114 | NEMECZ, Lukas | +1 | 71 | 74 | - |
| | EDÉN, Tobias | +1 | 73 | 72 | - |
| | KRISTJANSSON, Gudmundur | +1 | 73 | 72 | - |
| | VIRTO, Borja | +1 | 76 | 69 | - |
| | WANG, Jeunghun | +1 | 72 | 73 | - |
| | PULKKANEN, Tapio | +1 | 72 | 73 | - |
| | ZACH, Simon | +1 | 73 | 72 | - |
| | GARCIA, Sebastian | +1 | 72 | 73 | - |
| | SAMOOJA, Kalle | +1 | 72 | 73 | - |
| 123 | WINDRED, Blake | +2 | 74 | 72 | - |
| | WU, Ashun | +2 | 72 | 74 | - |
| | SULLIVAN, Andy | +2 | 72 | 74 | - |
| | WIEBE, Gunner | +2 | 74 | 72 | - |
| | PARRY, John | +2 | 73 | 73 | - |
| | STRYDOM, Ockie | +2 | 70 | 76 | - |
| | VAN TONDER, Daniel | +2 | 72 | 74 | - |
| | CAFOUREK, Jan | +2 | 76 | 70 | - |
| | WILSON, Oliver | +2 | 74 | 72 | - |
| 132 | AIKEN, Thomas | +3 | 73 | 74 | - |
| | SHINKWIN, Callum | +3 | 71 | 76 | - |
| | TOMI, David (AM) | +3 | 74 | 73 | - |
| | SABBATINI, Rory | +3 | 76 | 71 | - |
| 136 | FISHER, Ross | +4 | 72 | 76 | - |
| | LORENZO-VERA, Mike | +4 | 73 | 75 | - |
| | ROBINSON, Liam | +4 | 73 | 75 | - |
| | CHENGYAO, Ma | +4 | 71 | 77 | - |
| | MRUZEK, Filip | +4 | 76 | 72 | - |
| 141 | STALTER, Joël | +5 | 75 | 74 | - |
| | GUMBERG, Jordan | +5 | 75 | 74 | - |
| | HOWELL, David | +5 | 71 | 78 | - |
| | JAMIESON, Scott | +5 | 73 | 76 | - |
| 145 | COLSAERTS, Nicolas | +6 | 77 | 73 | - |
| | HEJLEK, Jakub (AM) | +6 | 77 | 73 | - |
| | LI, Haotong | +6 | 74 | 76 | - |
| | KLEIN, Louis (AM) | +6 | 74 | 76 | - |
| 149 | KORINEK, Ales | +7 | 74 | 77 | - |
| 150 | FEUERSTEIN, Michael | +8 | 75 | 77 | - |
| 151 | BABIC, Matej | +11 | 80 | 75 | - |
| 152 | KIM, Yeongsu | +12 | 76 | 80 | - |
| 153 | VIDA, Sebastian (AM) | +13 | 80 | 77 | - |
| DISQ | WILSON, Andrew | +6 | 74 | - | - |
| DISQ | SCRIVENER, Jason | -1 | - | - | - |
| RETD | DE JAGER, Louis | +1 | - | - | - |
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