Tyrrell Hatton equalled the course document on the Previous Course at St Andrews by carding a 61 to take the lead of the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship after the third spherical.
The Englishman’s 11-under-par spherical included one eagle and 9 birdies as he moved to 22 underneath par within the DP World Tour Professional-Am occasion which makes use of three hyperlinks programs.
“I used to be taking every gap because it got here and simply making an attempt to make as many birdies as I may,” mentioned Hatton, who’s a two-time winner of the match.
“I actually wished to birdie the final and that is truly my lowest spherical on tour as effectively.
“It felt like I used to be making an attempt more durable than I usually would over a putt on the final. I hit putt and, fortunately, it went in. It was a cool day.
“I wasn’t too anxious about what anybody else was doing, I used to be simply taking every gap because it got here and ended up with a pleasant tally.”
He added: “I do know I am able to successful spherical right here. Finally, I am going to attempt my finest and see how we go.”
Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts, who was the joint in a single day chief together with Australian Cameron John, is on 21 underneath after a 65, which included an albatross on the par 5 sixteenth, on the Kingsbarns course.
John was left on 12 underneath after a 74 on the Carnoustie rotation.
Northern Eire’s Rory McIlroy shot seven birdies on the entrance 9 of St Andrews however three bogeys on the again 9 resulted in a spherical of 68 as he ended the third spherical on 10 underneath.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood is on 16 underneath after a 67, whereas Spain’s Jon Rahm (65) is one shot additional again on 15 underneath.