OLE’S GOT BIG START ON BOARD
GOLF
British Masters
Today, Final round, Sky Sports Golf FORMER Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen will take a threeshot lead into today’s final round of the Betfred British Masters.
Five months after being cleared of sexual assault, Olesen emerged from a crowded leaderboard thanks to a spectacular eagle and birdie finish at The Belfry yesterday.
A third round of 69 took Olesen to 11 under par, with England’s Marcus Armitage and halfway leader Hurley Long his nearest challengers on eight under.
Olesen admitted he will not find it easy as the Dane attempts to win his sixth DP World Tour title – and first since June 2018.
“I’m going to be nervous,” said Olesen.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been in this position. I know how hard it is to win out here.”
Scotland’s Richie Ramsay, who held the lead for much of the day, bogeyed two of the last three to fall back into a five-strong group on seven under.
Olesen, who beat three-time major winner Jordan Spieth in their singles match at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris, is attempting to rebuild his career after he was cleared in December last year of sexually assaulting a woman on a British Airways flight in July 2019.