Both Mark Power and Ronan Mullarney may feel that they could have made more of the third round of the HotelPlanner Tour’s Swiss Challenge, as both have been showing some form around Golf Sempach.
Power began well as the 25-year-old birdied the first, fourth, and sixth to take the turn at three-under-par. The wind began to swirl as the day went on and that shown in the Mount Juliet man’s scorecard.
Power made one birdie on the back nine, but that was mixed in with a bogey and two double-bogeys – with the sorest one coming at the last which deprived Power of an under-par round.
Power posted a one-over-par 71 which takes him to T50 on four-under-par heading into Sunday’s final round.
Galway’s Mullarney also seemed to struggle in the tougher windy conditions as he began his day with a double-bogey at the first. A much needed birdie came immediately after at the par-4 second but the 30-year-old made bogey at the sixth to take the turn at two-over-par for the day.
Mullarney needed putts to drop on the back nine and that wasn’t happening. Mullarney made another double-bogey at the 12th to post a four-over-par round which takes him to 58th on one-under-par.
There was a lot of movement at the top of the leaderboard as England’s George Bloor takes a one stroke lead into Sunday’s final round.
Bloor carded a four-under-par 67 to take him to 15-under. Bloor began his round with two birdies and was pleased to take advantage early in Switzerland.
“I got off to a nice start,” he said. “I was three under through four which is ideal when you’re in and around it.”
“The course played a bit trickier today as the wind picked up this afternoon. I made a great par save on 11 after finding myself in the hazard and managed to hole a 60 footer for par, so that kept my momentum going and played well coming in,” he added.
Speaking on his Sunday chances, Bloor said; “We all realise to progress off this Tour you generally need to win, so if you can get a win in the earlier part of the season then that will put you in good stead for the Rankings and will help build confidence going forwards.”
Denmark’s Hamish Brown and England’s Matthew Southgate sit tied second at 14-under. It’s a tightly compacted leaderboard at the top as four-strokes separate eight players.
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