Niall Kearney
Niall Kearney signed for a one over par third round of 72 at the Abierto International Copa Antioquia to hold 52nd place - on 1 over par - going into the final round on Sunday after mixing four bogeys and three birdies on Saturday.
American Will Wilcox takes a two shot lead in the final round of the Abierto International Copa Antioquia after a third round 72 in Colombia.
Wilcox was required to play 25 holes after the weather disruptions of Friday, first finishing his second round by picking up an eagle and birdie in the seven holes he had outstanding to pull three clear of the field.
After a quick turnaround, the American was back out on the course at Club Campestre but found himself falling back into the pack with three dropped shots in the first ten holes before a second eagle of the day, this time on the 12th, put him back into the driving seat. Six pars to finish left the American on ten under par 203.
He leads Germany’s Nicolas Meitinger and Frenchman Charles Russo, the European pair tied on eight under par 205 after rounds of 67 and 68 respectively, and Canadian Brad Fritsch, who birdied two of the last three holes for a 70.
England’s Matthew Baldwin moved up through the field with a four under par 67 to move to seven under par, continuing his fine form of recent weeks which helped him to a fourth place finish on the Challenge Tour’s first visit to India at the start of the year.
He was joined on the seven under par mark by Argentine amateur Emiliano Grillo, who posted a 69. Frenchman Anthony Snobeck made the biggest move of the third round after a sx under par 65 moved him up 32 places to a share of the seventh.
With a prize fund of $250,000 the event co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and the Tour de las Americas, the second event of the 2011 season, offers an early opportunity to make gains on the Challenge Tour Rankings.
