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LOST BALLS = LOST MONEY
Oh dear, Joe Dean. Oh dear, Jacob Skov Olesen. In the penultimate group, both are forced into hitting provisional tee shots at the 18th after crashing their golf balls into the thick cabbage which lines the right side of the fairway. For the right-handed Dean, it was a slice not helped by the wind. For left-handed Skov Olesen, he double-crossed an attempted fade.
If they can’t find their original shots, that will almost certainly lead to bogeys, a drop down the leaderboard and therefore less money than they could have otherwise earned. Not what you need, especially so late in the day.
PUTTING PROWESS
Luckily for both Reitan and Forrest, they are able to putt up the slope instead of messing around with a wedge.
Reitan had a much clearer view up the slope while Forrest had to flirt dangerously with the very edge of the bunker.
The Scot judged it to perfection, though, and left himself with a five-foot putt for par. He drains that, and what little drama could have existed is quickly blown away.
Reitan was slightly closer and tidies up for par as well.
COPY CAT
One of Forrest’s playing partners, Kristoffer Reitan can’t steer his tee shot at the 170-yard par 3 16th under the wind and onto the green from the elevated tee box and watches his ball fall down into a little collection area short and left of the putting surface.
Moments later, the tournament leader produces almost exactly the same shot and will be playing from just a few yards away.
This upcoming shot for Forrest is really tough, by the way. The flag is at the front and there is a pot bunker in between. It’s the sort of shot that you could easily get too cute with a chunk into the bunker. Equally, fly it too far and it’s a hell of a par save in front of you.
Luckily for Forrest, he has plenty of shots to play with. Reitan is hunting Skov Olesen in second, though, and can’t afford to drop shots at this late stage.
TICKING OFF THE HOLES
Forrest has managed three birdies and a single bogey to this point today – he’s doing what needed to be done after that three-stroke advantage he opened up yesterday.
On the par-4 15th, he almost nabs another stroke on the field but leaves his birdie try just a hair short with the wind billowing from his back. It matters not, though, as his lead remains five with just three holes to play.
There doesn’t seem to be any sense of nerves on…
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