Scottish Open Day 3: Lucas Herbert two from top; Ormsby & Lee one back: Who will qualify?

European Tour 2021 - Abrdn Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club,  8-11 July: Day 3


Lucas Herbert is two from the top; Wade Ormsby and Min Woo Lee are one back again

Heading into the final of the 2021 Scottish Open: 

Belgium's Thomas Detry and England's Matt Fitzpatrick head the leaderboard on 14-under-par; Jon Rahm is 13-under.  Australia's Lucas Herbert had a brilliant round of 64 and is now 12-under, solo in fourth. Wade Ormsby and Min Woo Lee are just one shot back again.

Remember that the three best players who are not already qualified and who have made the cut will qualify to play at The Open at Royal St Georges, this coming week.

From ET Rolex Series News:

Thomas Detry and Matt Fitzpatrick will head a world class field after getting their noses in front on Moving Day at the 2021 abrdn Scottish Open.

Detry began the weekend as co-leader with World Number One Jon Rahm and Englishman Jack Senior but the Belgian kept his nerve with a composed 68 to climb up to 14 under par as he aims to finally break his title duck on the European Tour...

Australian Lucas Herbert, winner of last week's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, produced a superb 64 which included an eagle-birdie-birdie finish to stake his claim for successive titles as he took the clubhouse lead at 12 under.  Read more

From Reuters:

England's Matt Fitzpatrick and Belgian Thomas Detry shared the lead after the third round of the Scottish Open on Saturday, with world number one Jon Rahm breathing down their necks heading into the final day at the Renaissance Club...

Australian Lucas Herbert, winner of last week's Irish Open, climbed 19 places on the leaderboard into fourth on 12-under, with countrymen Min Woo Lee and Wade Ormsby sat one shot further back alongside American Scottie Scheffler.  Read more

From The State.com:

Thomas Detry and Matt Fitzpatrick took alternative routes to a tie for the third-round lead at the Scottish Open on Saturday.

Surrounded by vacated and scattered bar benches beside a grandstand at the back of the 17th green, Detry somehow got up and down for one of eight straight pars coming home in a 3-under 68 at The Renaissance Club.  Read more

From The 42.ie:

MATT FITZPATRICK will make a last-minute dash to Wembley for England’s Euro 2020 final with Italy – and has every chance of doing so as the Scottish Open champion...

Australia’s Lucas Herbert, who won the Irish Open last week, was two shots off the pace following an eagle, birdie, birdie finish to his 64, but Lee Westwood fell four strokes back after two double bogeys in the space of three holes.  Read more

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