European Tour

Porsche European Open 2018

July 26-29

Green Eagle Golf Courses, Winsen, Germany

€2,000,000

July 26-29

Green Eagle Golf Courses, Winsen, Germany

€2,000,000

Round 3

McEvoy chasing dream victory in Germany

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Round 1

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Round 2

July 28, 2018

Richard McEvoy is targeting a dream victory at the Porsche European Open - on his 285th European Tour appearance and a week after triumphing on the Challenge Tour - as he enters the final day tied for the lead alongside World Number 23 Bryson DeChambeau, with Masters Champion Patrick Reed a shot back.

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“It was good. I was a little disappointed with the back nine, missed a few chances coming in on the last four holes or so but the change in conditions made it quite tough. When we were out there for the first ten holes it was windy, very warm, the ball was going a long way and then after the storm the air became a lot heavier and it took a few holes to adjst to that really but I'm very pleased."

“My mind set will be much the same as last week. I've been playing very solidly, I'm enjoying being at the top of the leaderboard which is great and I'm not putting too much pressure on myself. I'm just playing golf, exactly like I did last week and I prevailed then so fingers crossed that I can finish it off again tomorrow.”

Playing alongside halfway leader DeChambeau, McEvoy - opened with a birdie at the first and after bogeying the sixth hole for the third day running, he bounced back by picking up shots at the eighth, ninth and 11 th to card a three under 69 for a 12 under total.

That moved him to the front alongside his playing partner, the 24 year old two-time US PGA Tour winner signing for a two under 70.

“I hung in there. On the front nine I had nothing, I was so happy the storm came through because that gave me a little time to get the game back in order and Iw as able to do that and play well on the back nine."

“If I'm comfortable out there and I can hit the right shots and have the kind of repeatability that I think I can produce out there, it's going to be a tough one for anybody to get me. I know Patrick Reed it right there, the Masters Champion. It's going to be a fun day tomorrow, it's going to be anybody's game but if you get off to a hot start watch out.”

World Number 13 Reed shared second place with Matthias Schwab of Austria on 11 under par while 13-time European Tour winner and three-time Ryder Cup player Paul Casey occupied fifth spot heading into the final day, three shots off the lead on nine under.