DP World Tour : Danish Golf Championship
Home favourite Lucas Bjerregaard will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the 2024 Danish Golf Championship after making ten birdies and no bogeys across 28 holes on a mammoth third day at Lübker Golf Resort.
After being forced to leave the course just before the turn as high winds suspended play on Friday night, two-time DP World Tour champion Bjerregaard hit the ground running when the second round resumed on Saturday morning.
He made five birdies on the back nine - including three on the spin from the tenth - to hold a two-shot lead at the halfway stage.
And the Dane picked up where he left off when the third round began, following up an opening birdie with four gains in five holes at the start of the back nine to sign for a sparkling 66 and reach -12.
Romain Langasque was his nearest challenger on -10, with Danish amateur Jacob Skov Olesen alone in third another shot further back at -9.
Bjerregaard who hates flying said: "A bogey-free round is never bad. Especially with the finish we have out here. I'm very happy. I played solid.
"I had a bit of a stretch mid-round where I had some good up-and-downs to keep the round going, then I got on a bit of a birdie run at the start of the back nine, so that's nice.
Bjerregaard has enjoyed success on the DP World Tour, having won the Portugal Masters in 2017 and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship a year later, but he is currently plying his trade on the European Challenge Tour.
Sunday undoubtedly represents a big opportunity for him but the 33-year-old has vowed to keep taking things one step at a time.
He added: "I think I've been in a different position this year than I've been used to. I don't have very good status on the Challenge Tour so I've been playing on invites and top-tens and so on.
"So I haven't been able to plan very much so it's been one day at a time. And I think that's really what's been working well for me so I'll try to do that again tomorrow.
"I just need to stay in the moment. I haven’t been able to plan very well and that’s been good for me. I’ll just try and do a bit more of that. I’ve been struggling and had hard times the last couple of years, so everything is just one step at a time and trying to survive."
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