VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Francesco Laporta of Italy shot 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday as Bernd Wiesberger moved closer to sealing a place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team. The Austrian golfer, who has never played in the Ryder Cup, needs to finish only in the top 50 to jump above Rory McIlroy on the list. Alongside Wiesberger on 11 under was Shane Lowry, also looking to be a Ryder Cup debutant. “I feel like I had a great chance to make the (Ryder Cup) team in 2016 and threw that away,” Lowry said. Among those two shots off the lead and in with a great chance of winning were former FedEx Cup winner Billy Horschel (69), who didn’t make the U.S. Ryder Cup team, and former Masters champion Adam Scott (70).

Source: thestar September 11, 2021 17:48 UTC