August 29 - September 01
Millennium Golf, Paal, Beringen, Belgium
โฌ185,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Laurie Canter credits a new perspective for helping propel him into a three-way share of the lead heading into the final round of the KPMG Trophy.
The Englishman, who shares the position at the top of the leaderboard along with fellow countrymen Ross McGowan and Richard Mansell, carded a bogey-free round of eight under par 63, which was highlighted by an eagle at the last.
โIโve had a slight shift in what Iโm trying to do, and I just really enjoyed being out there, and playing with my playing partners,โ he said. โOn the bad shots I did hit, I got a break here and there. You kind of need that I guess to shoot 63, and Iโm just delighted.โ
Canter is making the effort to be kinder to himself after having meaningful discussions with both his closest friend and a mentor in golf, former Ryder Cup player Gordon Brand Jnr, who passed away suddenly earlier this month.
โI had my best mate caddie for me for the first six events and it was quite interesting getting his feedback about how I am on the golf course,โ the 29-year-old said. โIt was quite interesting, and Iโve tried to take some of that on board.
โGordon was a mentor to me and the last chat I had with him was along a similar vein. I donโt want to hate my job. Iโm lucky to do it and I need a bit more win, lose or draw.
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โIโm not going to beat myself up too much and Iโm going to just try to enjoy what we do, and I think thatโs helped me ride out a couple of bad shots Iโve hit. Iโm thinking a lot less about it and ultimately, Iโm just trying to enjoy the day more.
โGordonโs helped me since I was 16. He used to get involved with our county squads. I had a coffee with him the week before he went away to The Open to commentate and we re-connected quite a lot.
โIโm probably still a bit shocked by it all to be honest. It was very sudden. He was a great man. When you got through his shell, he was one of the best blokes youโd ever meet really.โ
Canter, who has spent the past three seasons playing the European Tour, will face stiff competition if he is to emerge victorious at Millennium Golf.
Joint-leader McGowan is on a remarkable hot-streak. The 37-year-old has yet to drop a shot all week, and his current run of bogey-free holes stands at 73, following a flawless final round in last weekโs Rolex Trophy.
Should he continue the streak tomorrow, McGowan will move closer to Jin Young Koโs recently established record of 114 consecutive holes without a bogey in professional competition. It was only two days ago when Ko bettered the previous mark of 110 holes, which was set by Tiger Woods in 2000.
Rounding out the trio of leaders is Richard Mansell, who like Canter and McGowan, eagled the final hole of the day to move to 18 under par. Mansell currently leads the PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit, which has secured him a Challenge Tour card for 2020, and he admits he may not be under as much pressure as the rest of the field.
โThereโs nothing for me to lose out here,โ Mansell said. โSo, Iโm doing what I can and Iโm going to try to win the tournament, itโs as simple as that.โ
The final round of the KPMG Trophy begins tomorrow at 9:00 am local time with the three leaders set to go at 11:00 am.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
CANTER Laurie | ENG |
-18 |
65 |
67 |
63 |
195 |
1 |
MANSELL Richard | ENG |
-18 |
66 |
65 |
64 |
195 |
1 |
McGOWAN Ross | ENG |
-18 |
64 |
66 |
65 |
195 |
4 |
EASTON Bryce | RSA |
-17 |
64 |
67 |
65 |
196 |
4 |
SENIOR Jack | ENG |
-17 |
63 |
66 |
67 |
196 |
6 |
GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Sebastian | ESP |
-16 |
64 |
69 |
64 |
197 |
7 |
HULDAHL Jeppe Pape | DEN |
-15 |
66 |
68 |
64 |
198 |
7 |
KUNZENBACHER Julian | GER |
-15 |
67 |
65 |
66 |
198 |
7 |
QUESNE Julien | FRA |
-15 |
67 |
68 |
63 |
198 |
7 |
VAN MEIJEL Lars | NED |
-15 |
67 |
67 |
64 |
198 |
7 |
WHITNELL Dale | ENG |
-15 |
70 |
64 |
64 |
198 |
12 |
BLOMSTRAND Christofer | SWE |
-14 |
64 |
68 |
67 |
199 |
12 |
FORSSTRÖM Simon | SWE |
-14 |
64 |
69 |
66 |
199 |
12 |
HEISELE Sebastian | GER |
-14 |
61 |
69 |
69 |
199 |
15 |
BAEK Peter Launer | DEN |
-13 |
67 |
69 |
64 |
200 |
15 |
HUIZING Daan | NED |
-13 |
65 |
69 |
66 |
200 |
15 |
KÖLBING Jonas | GER |
-13 |
66 |
68 |
66 |
200 |
15 |
ROUSSEL Robin | FRA |
-13 |
62 |
73 |
65 |
200 |
19 |
BERARDO Clément | FRA |
-12 |
68 |
68 |
65 |
201 |
19 |
CLEMENTS Todd | ENG |
-12 |
69 |
66 |
66 |
201 |
19 |
DAWSON Robin | IRL |
-12 |
65 |
68 |
68 |
201 |
19 |
GEYGER Nico | CHI |
-12 |
71 |
64 |
66 |
201 |
19 |
KIM Minkyu | KOR |
-12 |
68 |
65 |
68 |
201 |
19 |
PIGEM Carlos | ESP |
-12 |
69 |
65 |
67 |
201 |
19 |
POKE Benjamin | DEN |
-12 |
68 |
67 |
66 |
201 |
19 |
STOW Ben | ENG |
-12 |
64 |
67 |
70 |
201 |
27 |
DEL VAL Samuel | ESP |
-11 |
68 |
66 |
68 |
202 |
27 |
FERNANDEZ Scott | ESP |
-11 |
65 |
70 |
67 |
202 |
27 |
HELLIGKILDE Marcus | DEN |
-11 |
65 |
72 |
65 |
202 |
27 |
HIGGO Garrick | RSA |
-11 |
72 |
65 |
65 |
202 |
27 |
LACROIX Frederic | FRA |
-11 |
67 |
66 |
69 |
202 |
27 |
LAMPERT Moritz | GER |
-11 |
69 |
66 |
67 |
202 |
27 |
MIVIS Christopher | BEL |
-11 |
67 |
67 |
68 |
202 |
27 |
PERRIER Damien | FRA |
-11 |
71 |
64 |
67 |
202 |
27 |
SANTOS SILVA Tomas | POR |
-11 |
69 |
66 |
67 |
202 |
27 |
SIEM Marcel | GER |
-11 |
65 |
69 |
68 |
202 |
27 |
SIMONSEN Martin | DEN |
-11 |
69 |
65 |
68 |
202 |
38 |
BESSELING Wil | NED |
-10 |
66 |
71 |
66 |
203 |
38 |
BOOTE David | WAL |
-10 |
68 |
68 |
67 |
203 |
38 |
FOOS Dominic | GER |
-10 |
69 |
66 |
68 |
203 |
38 |
GANE Chris | ENG |
-10 |
66 |
69 |
68 |
203 |
38 |
HENRY Scott | SCO |
-10 |
66 |
69 |
68 |
203 |
38 |
LINARD Thomas | FRA |
-10 |
67 |
68 |
68 |
203 |
38 |
MCBRIDE Paul | IRL |
-10 |
68 |
65 |
70 |
203 |
38 |
MRUZEK Filip | CZE |
-10 |
63 |
68 |
72 |
203 |
38 |
TINNING Nicolai | DEN |
-10 |
69 |
67 |
67 |
203 |
38 |
VEYRET Victor | FRA |
-10 |
65 |
71 |
67 |
203 |
48 |
ANGLES Pep | ESP |
-9 |
70 |
66 |
68 |
204 |
48 |
BENSON Seve | ENG |
-9 |
67 |
70 |
67 |
204 |
48 |
FRITSCH Florian | GER |
-9 |
68 |
69 |
67 |
204 |
48 |
HIDALGO Angel | ESP |
-9 |
66 |
70 |
68 |
204 |
48 |
KO (AM) Jeong weon | FRA |
-9 |
68 |
65 |
71 |
204 |
48 |
KRISTJANSSON Gudmundur | ISL |
-9 |
63 |
73 |
68 |
204 |
48 |
MATUS Stanislav | CZE |
-9 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
204 |
48 |
MERONK Adrian | POL |
-9 |
72 |
65 |
67 |
204 |
48 |
SANTOS Ricardo | POR |
-9 |
66 |
69 |
69 |
204 |
48 |
SJÖHOLM Joel | SWE |
-9 |
65 |
72 |
67 |
204 |
58 |
KAKKO Roope | FIN |
-8 |
70 |
67 |
68 |
205 |
58 |
KARLBERG Rikard | SWE |
-8 |
70 |
67 |
68 |
205 |
58 |
OLSEN Aksel | NOR |
-8 |
67 |
67 |
71 |
205 |
58 |
ORRIN Max | ENG |
-8 |
68 |
67 |
70 |
205 |
62 |
BALDWIN Matthew | ENG |
-7 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
206 |
62 |
FREIBURGHAUS Jeremy | SUI |
-7 |
64 |
70 |
72 |
206 |
62 |
GLENNEMO Jacob | SWE |
-7 |
70 |
67 |
69 |
206 |
62 |
GROS Sébastien | FRA |
-7 |
69 |
67 |
70 |
206 |
62 |
LOPES Vitor | POR |
-7 |
66 |
69 |
71 |
206 |
67 |
EDBERG Pelle | SWE |
-6 |
68 |
67 |
72 |
207 |
68 |
CUARTERO BLANCO Emilio | ESP |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
71 |
208 |
68 |
HAASTRUP Mark Flindt | DEN |
-5 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
208 |
70 |
EROFEJEFF Peter | FIN |
-3 |
68 |
68 |
74 |
210 |
70 |
ROSS Craig | SCO |
-3 |
69 |
67 |
74 |
210 |
72 |
BEKKER Oliver | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
67 |
74 |
211 |
72 |
DE WOUTERS (AM) Jean | BEL |
-2 |
67 |
70 |
74 |
211 |
74 |
WIEGELE Martin | AUT |
5 |
66 |
71 |
81 |
218 |