Matt Fitzpatrick and Michael Thorbjornsen are currently leading the Scottish Open, with a long final day ahead to finish the tournament and move on to the British Open.
Leaderboard
Thorbjornsen birdied his last two holes to reach 11-under par through 13 holes, while Fitzpatrick missed the green on No. 8 and failed to save par before play was stopped due to fog.
At stake on Sunday for Thorbjornsen and perhaps a dozen other players is getting one of three spots left for the British Open for leading finishers not already exempt.
Johnny Keefer was among the fortunate who finished his round of 64, posting at 10-under 200. Keefer is the third alternate for the British Open and would love to put his skills to practice next week at Royal Birkdale.
Also at 10 under with the third round to complete were defending champion Chris Gotterup, U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee, Jordan Smith, and Kevin Roy, whose final hole was a bogey on the 16th.
Karl Vilips was at 8 under through 12 holes and suddenly a sentimental favorite to at least get one of The Open spots. Vilips was in Kentucky for the opposite-field ISCO Championship on Monday when he received notice there was a spot for him at The Renaissance Club.
Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.
