Lawrie on the prowlaspauls seek a victory
Paul Broadhurst will go in search of his first win in almost three years as he heads into today’s final round of the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship with a share of the lead at Formby Golf Club.
The 55-year-old is tied with countryman Peter Wilson and Austria’s Markus Brier on four-under-par at the top of the leaderboard, with 1999 Open Champion Paul Lawrie and Irishman Brendan Mcgovern a shot back on three-under-par.
Broadhurst, a two-time Senior Major winner, made the most of moving day at Formby by posting a four-under- par round and it could have been one better if not for finding his first bunker of the day at the final hole which resulted in a dropped shot.
Broadhurst said: “Saturday is always moving day and I knew if we were going to have any chance I’d need to put a number on the board today and it’s always a bit easier chasing the leaders than holding a lead.
“It looks like the leaders stumbled a bit today and it’s quite bunched now and all to play for tomorrow.
“I haven’t won since 2018 so it’s been quite a while. I’ve had the odd chance to win in the States and not taken it. I got beat in a play-off in Phoenix.
“That’s what we play this game for. We’ve not come here to make the numbers up, we’ve come here to win and that’s what I’ll be trying to do tomorrow.”
Brier posted a level par round of 72 while Wilson could only manage a two over par round of 74, but still retains a share of the lead he held at the beginning of the day.
An exciting finish is in store at Formby Golf Club, as 12 players sit within four shots of the lead. England’s John Bickerton, Argentina’s Rafael Gomez and Australia’s David Mckenzie share sixth place on two under par, with David Morland IV, of Canada, Frenchman Thomas Levet and England’s Philip Golding on one under par in a tie for ninth.
The third round of the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship was played alongside the final round of the Alliance Pro-am competition, where former Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler triumphed with 111 stableford points, six points ahead of Ian Timberlake and Stephen Jarrett on 105 points.