Dale Whitnell continues to sit at the top of the leaderboard at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed after a round of 70 (-2) at Ullna Golf Club.
The Englishman, who shot an exceptional 61 (-11) on day two, held a six-shot lead coming into the third day of competition and had another consistent day to take a four-shot lead into the final round.
It was a dropped shot on the second for the 34-year-old, but he then made three consecutive birdies on holes three through five before adding another on seven.
Whitnell made a double bogey on the ninth but immediately responded with a birdie on 10 and rolled in another on 15.
After finding the water on 16, he posted another double bogey but finished with a birdie on 18 for a round of 70 to move to 19-under-par.
“I had a couple of instances where it didn’t quite go to plan, but I just tried to plug away and take one shot at a time,” said Whitnell.
“It’s hard to go for a round of golf without dropping a shot, let alone having one or two or three or three. But I just stuck to my guns and game plan and tried to execute it. It wasn’t a bad day. It wasn’t exactly ideal, but it was more than acceptable.
“Yannik [Paul] played great and hit some good shots under pressure. He started off with a nice eagle down the fourth and from there we mixed and matched birdies. I just kept my head and it was nice to follow him [with a birdie] on the last.”
Four shots behind the leader is Germany’s Yannik Paul, who carded a round of 68 (-4) on day four to reach a total of 15-under-par.
The German began his day with a bogey at the first before rebounded with an eagle on the fourth. Paul then rolled in three birdies on the back nine for his round of four-under.
“I have played in the last group a few times now; I feel really comfortable,” he said. “A bogey can happen, I just didn’t hit the best drive and I know there are a lot of birdie opportunities out there.
“The first nine I struggled a bit, I was grinding to make pars and didn’t have many birdie opportunities and the back nine I found something. I hit better shots and that led to more birdies, I’m happy with the final birdie.
“My gameplan will stay the same. I made it on Wednesday and I feel like it gives me the best chance to shoot the lowest score. I want to come out ideally and make a few birdies to put pressure on him, but everyone wants that. I will try to stick to my game and hopefully shoot a low score and we’ll see what Dale…
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