Romain Langasque fires course-record 62 to sit one shot off the lead held by fellow Frenchman Julien Guerrier; watch the ultimate spherical reside on Sky Sports on Sunday from 12.30pm
Last Updated: 06/05/23 6:14pm
Romain Langasque sits one shot off the lead held by fellow Frenchman Julien Guerrier
Romain Langasque fired a course-record 62 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club to sit one shot off the lead held by fellow Frenchman Julien Guerrier going into the ultimate spherical of the Italian Open.
Langasque started the day seven pictures off the tempo however reeled off seven birdies over the primary 15 holes to wipe out his deficit.
The greatest was but to come as he produced one of the pictures of the day on the par-four sixteenth, driving the inexperienced earlier than tapping in his eagle putt to attain 11 below.
He was ultimately overtaken on the summit by Guerrier, who carded eight birdies and three bogeys in a third-round 66 to get to 12 below.
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Ryder Cup hopeful Adrian Meronk was alongside Langasque in a tie for second after his Saturday 66.
Langasque tapped in for a gap birdie after sending his method on the first to round two toes.
Romain Langasque sits one shot off the lead held by fellow Frenchman Julien Guerrier
The 27-year-old then saved his card clear with momentum-boosting par saves on the second and third earlier than making back-to-back good points on the fifth and sixth.
He completed the entrance 9 with one other close-range birdie and picked up additional pictures on the eleventh and twelfth to climb to eight below.
An eight-foot birdie on the fifteenth earned Langasque a share of the lead on 9 below earlier than he drove the sixteenth inexperienced and slotted in his eagle putt to soar to 11 below.
He stated: “I did not expect nine under, I didn’t expect to shoot a very low score on this course because it’s quite a tough course.
“I did not count on that rating and I’m very blissful about it.
“There are so many good guys out there so I think [Sunday is] going to be a big battle.”
Guerrier, who’s aiming to win his maiden DP World Tour title on Sunday, took the outright lead with a closing birdie after getting up and down from a greenside bunker on the 18th.
He will play alongside his good friend Langasque within the last group in spherical 4, and he stated: “Of course we will speak and I hope we are going to have a good game.”
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