Pepperell Leads by 1 Stroke...Willett Tied for 12th, 3 Strokes Behind

British Masters Day 3: 6 Players Including McIntyre Tied for 2nd at 4 Under Par, Sullivan, Harding, and Schwab Tied for 8th

Eddie Pepperell is taking his third shot on the 17th hole on the third day of the British Masters. Sutton Coldfield, England = Getty Images / Multivitz
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[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Eddie Pepperell (England) takes the lead.

On the 15th (Korean time) at Belfry Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield, England (par 72, 7,232 yards), the third day of the European Tour British Masters (total prize money ?1.85 million) ended with Pepperell shooting 4-under par to top the leaderboard at 10-under par 206. A total of six players are chasing in joint second place at 9-under par 207, including Robert MacIntyre and Callum Hill (both Scotland), Guido Migliozzi and Edoardo Molinari (both Italy), and Dean Burmester (South Africa).

Pepperell started from a tie for fourth place, one stroke behind, and made five birdies (one bogey). In the front nine, after consecutive birdies on holes 3 and 4, he steadied himself with a bogey on the 8th hole (par 4), then on the back nine, he made 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 12 and 14, and finished with a birdie on the final 18th hole (par 4) to secure the final round. His driving force was a 'pinpoint iron shot' with a green hit rate of 72.20% and 'stingy putting' averaging 1.7 putts per hole. Leading by one stroke, he is aiming for his third career win since the 2018 Sky Sports British Masters.

Andy Sullivan (England), Justin Harding (South Africa), and Matthias Schwab (Austria) are watching for a comeback from joint eighth place, two strokes behind, at 8-under par 208. Host Danny Willett, along with Chris Wood and Jordan Smith (both England), are positioned at joint 12th place at 7-under par 209. On the other hand, Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) exchanged five birdies for five bogeys and failed to reduce his score, sitting at joint 27th place at 4-under par 212.