It was a superb afternoon for Rory McIlroy who is the outright leader on -6 after three rounds and another superb individual performance on a course he knows all too well. Italian golfer Matteo Manassero (-5) trails by a shot, while Rasmus Hojgaard and Robert MacIntyre (both -3) alongside two other golfers are three strokes behind the Northern Irish leader.
As for the other Irish names involved, Tom McKibbin fared best to finish one under for the day and sits in 13th-place on par. Seamus Power lies in 21st-place on +1, while Shane Lowry dropped to 30th-place with a poor third round to leave the Offaly native on +2. Amateur golfer, Sean Keeling had a day to forget firing a ten over 81, but it will act as a learning curve for the promising 17-year-old.
The action will resume on RTE 2 and the RTE Player from 12.30pm tomorrow. We will be back bright and early with another Independent.ie live blog as anticipation builds for the last round, with reports soon to follow the conclusion of today’s action shortly.