Higgins three adrift ahead of final round of Professional Championship

Ronan MacNamara
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David Higgins in action during the PGA Professional Championship at Slaley Hall (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

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David Higgins is three shots off the pace heading into the final round of the PGA Professional Championshop at Slaley Hall. 

Higgins is in a share of second place on five-under alongside Alex Wrigley with England’s Ashley Mansell out in front on eight-under-par. 

The Waterville professional entered the day in a share of the halfway lead after successive rounds of 70 but a third round of 71 saw him relinquish that lead although he managed to claw his way into the final group. 

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It could have been worse for Higgins but he recovered from an early triple-bogey to shoot an under par round and keep his hopes alive. 

After a birdie on the third saw him go out in front on his own, disaster struck for the Cork native after he carded a seven on the par-4 4th to tumble down the leaderboard. 

However, he responded in emphatic fashion with a hat trick of birdies as he turned in one-under 35.  

A bogey on the tenth and a birdie on 13 saw him home in 36 as he stayed in touch with Mansell who shot a superb five-under 67. 

Simon Thornton is five shots adrift after a much improved 69 moved him to three-under and into fifth place. 

There was disappointment for Tim Rice who shot a five-over 76 to drift out to plus six for the championship. 

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