Home star has her eyes set on making history
Local favourite Linn Grant will take a twoshot lead into today’s final round of the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed as she bids to become the DP World Tour’s first female winner.
The 22-year-old Swede fired a flawless 66 yesterday, which included a tremendous eagle from 75 feet on the 11th and four birdies, to get to 16-under-par and overtake halfway leader Jason Scrivener at the top.
Australian Scrivener had led for most of the day and found himself three shots clear at the turn, but he missed good chances to extend his advantage and a double bogey at the short 16th saw him fall from the summit.
A closing birdie handed Scrivener solo second spot on 14-under, while home hero and tournament co-host Henrik Stenson was alone in third another shot further back.
Grant only entered the paid ranks last year but is already a proven winner, having followed up her maiden Ladies European Tour victory at the Joburg Ladies Open in March with a second title at the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open two weeks ago.
She said: “I really found my swing yesterday on the range and this morning was a good warm-up, a bit stressed, but that is pretty much a good thing to me.
“I think it is fun, I am here to do my golf and I hope that takes me all the way and if it does, then I’ll take it for the women.
“I hope that people realise that we’re actually getting there, getting close to the guys and having the same journey the men have had for the last 30 or 40 years.”
Scotland’s Craig Howie is in a tie for 10th at nine-under with Marc Warren a shot further back
Jens Dantorp will bid for his second victory on the 2022 Road to Mallorca as he takes a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Empordà Challenge.
The Swede followed his course recordequalling second round with a threeunder-par round of 67 on day three to move to 11-under-par, one ahead of Scotland’s Liam Johnston who breezed into contention with an excellent six-under-par 64 at Empordà Golf.
Johnston put himself in contention for his third Challenge Tour title, and first for almost four years, by finishing with a birdie on the difficult 18th hole and will join Dantorp in the final group today.
“It went really well today,” said Scot Johnston.
“It’s been a bit of a while since I was in this position. I’ve won a couple of times on the Challenge Tour before, including in Spain actually, so I’m just looking forward to tomorrow.
“It’s nice to be in contention again, that’s what you play golf for.”