GERMAN HEISELE PUTS HIMSELF IN WITH A GREAT CHANCE OF VICTORY
Sebastian Heisele has a chance to win the Road to Mallorca Rankings after yesterday playing his way into a share of the lead at the Challenge Tour Grand Final.
The German began the third round three shots back of overnight leader Francesco Laporta, but carded six birdies against only two bogeys on the difficult Club de Golf Alcanada layout to sign for a four-underpar 67 and match the Italian on six-under-par for the tournament.
The duo will take a two-shot advantage into the final day over Jack Senior, Matthew Jordan and Robin Sciot-Siegrist, who share third place on four-under-par.
Of that quintet, only SciotSiegrist is without the virtual guarantee of graduating to the European Tour.
The Frenchman came into the week occupying the 37th position on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, and would need to win the Grand Final to cement his place inside the coveted top-15, or finish no worse than second to have a chance.
While the battle for the Grand Final title rages on, several players took advantage of the relatively calmer conditions on day three to put themselves in the mix for a European Tour card with only 18 holes remaining of the season.
Leading the charge for lastminute graduation is Ben Stow, who began the week 17th in the Rankings, and currently sits in projected 16th after carding a three under par 68 in the third round.
With strong winds and rain forecast for the final day, the Englishman believes his style of play offers him a great chance at moving further up the leaderboard and into the allimportant top 15.
One spot behind Stow in the projected Road to Mallorca Rankings is Rhys Enoch, who is currently on two-under-par for the tournament and in with a chance of graduating to join the big boys.
The Welshman has been steady all week, carding rounds of 69-73-69 and will begin the final day four shots off the pace, but could graduate to the European Tour with a top three finish.
Bryce Easton, who made his World Golf Championships debut last week in Shanghai, came in slightly under the radar on moving day, and is now only three shots back of a top-three finish which would likely see the South African earn his European Tour card.
Scotland’s Callum Hill headed the Road to Mallorca standings going into the finale, with Drumoig’s Connor Syme lying in 12th place.