Omega European Masters 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Scott Hend of Australia leads by one shot after the third round of the 2016 Omega European Masters at Crans Montana in Switzerland.  

Hend carded a supremely consistent round of 65 on Saturday, leaving him on 13 under for the competition.

Alex Noren of Sweden remains in the hunt for the title and sits closest to the leader after carding four under during Round 3.

Popular Englishman Andrew "Beef" Johnson has a decent chance of success in the final round after a quality end of the round saw him recover from a shaky day's work.

Here's a look at the current leaderboard, according to the European Tour's official Twitter account:

For the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour's official website.

Saturday Recap 

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Saturday's action witnessed mixed fortunes at the top of the leaderboard, but a number of contenders carried on their good work from Round 2.

Hend once again was in top form, only dropping a shot on his last putt of the day on the final hole.

The Australian carded a round of 65, five under, as he made six birdie putts through his day's work

The European Tour highlighted the player's masterful stroke on the greens at Crans Montana: 

Mikko Ilonen of Finland was back at the clubhouse early after a strong round of 68, leaving him on nine under for the tournament.

A double bogey on the fifth hole was soon forgotten as Ilonen carded six birdies to rescue his round and keep him in contention at the conclusion of the competition.

The ever-popular Johnson also kept his head above water during Saturday's action, playing a conservative front nine, but scoring birdies on the 11th and 17th to leave him on nine under overall.

The European Tour highlighted the quality of Beef's ball striking:

Noren and Richard Bland will offer the biggest challenge to Hend during Sunday's final round, but the pair struggled to excel during Round 3.

Bland's round of 69 saw him fall down the overnight leaderboard to third, and he now resides three shots behind the Aussie leader.

Overall, it was a tough day's golf for the majority of the field, despite fine weather in Switzerland. The altitude clearly effected a number of golfers, who could not find their distance and accuracy at Grans Montana.

Hend will be difficult to stop on Sunday, and he remains the most dangerous man on the course with his putter in hand.

The Aussie was cool and calm as others wobbled, and he will be supremely confident at the advent of the final round.