KLM Open 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Scott Hend leads the 2016 KLM Open after a round of 64 in the Netherlands on Saturday. Hend is 14 under par and one shot ahead of Italian Nino Bertasio at the end of Day 3. 

Meanwhile, a trio of Englishmen, led by Richard Bland are tied for third, just two shots behind Bertasio. They have been joined by Dutchman Joost Luiten, who will be pleased with his round of 69.

Here's what the leaderboard looks like after Saturday's action:

Position	Player	Round 3	To Par	Total
1	Scott Hend	64	-14	199
2	Nino Bertasio	67	-13	200
T3	Richard Bland	66	-11	202
T3	David Horsey	67	-11	202
T3	Ben Evans	68	-11	202
T3	Joost Luiten	69	-11	202
T7	Brandon Stone	63	-10	203
T7	Simon Khan	68	-10	203
T7	Tommy Fleetwood	69	-10	203
T7	Bernd Wiesberger	71	-10	203

Recap

Hend recovered from a bogey on the par-four second to finish the front nine with four birdies. He came alive again after a steady run of pars over the opening four holes on the back nine.

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A birdie at the par-three 14th was followed by an eagle on the 15th. Hend closed the back nine with another birdie, this one on the par-five 18th.

It was good enough to give the Australian the day's top score, and help him leapfrog Bertasio at the top of the leaderboard.

The Italian made steady progress over the first five holes but soon produced something special at the par-five sixth. Here's highlights of his eagle, per the European Tour official site:

Bertasio showed no signs of feeling the pressure as he made an excellent start on the back nine:

However, things came unstuck for Bertasio on the 18th. He fell victim to a double bogey, leaving the door ajar for Hend to seize the lead.

Luiten pushed himself into the reckoning thanks to some spectacular shots, particularly on the front nine. The home favourite wowed the crowd at the eighth.

Luiten began with this stunning tee shot to set up a birdie:

A bogey on the 16th interrupted a lengthy run of pars, but Luiten soon rallied. He closed things out with an excellent birdie on the tricky 18th.

It was enough to put Luiten in the logjam at third, just three shots off the lead.

Day 4 promises to be exceptional, with so little to choose between the players at the top. Hend is in the groove, but Luiten and Bertasio look primed to apply the pressure.