Lee Slattery Maintains Lead After Saturday's Play at 2017 Czech Masters
Lee Slattery maintained his lead of the 2017 Czech Masters at the Albatross Golf Resort in Prague on Saturday after carding a 67 in Round 3 to finish 12 under par, two shots clear of Haydn Porteous.
The day started behind schedule after officials suspended play Friday due to a waterlogged course.
Chris Hanson took the lead after the completion of Round 2 early Saturday, carding a 66 to follow his opening round of 68 for a total of 10 under par, three ahead of overnight leader Slattery.
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However, Hanson hit a 75 in Round 3, dropping him to fourth on the leaderboard at seven under.
The European Tour's Twitter account showed the leaders after the completion of Round 3:
Hanson certainly started the day strong, and highlights of his impressive ability off the tee were relayed by the European Tour:
The Englishman hit seven birdies and just one bogey to complete a round of 66. However, it all went wrong in the next round, as Hanson began to tire, hitting a three-over-par 75 to slip down the leaderboard.
Although fatigue was definitely a factor, he was also a little unlucky too, as shown by the European Tour:
The 32-year-old also took to Twitter after his round where he said he felt it had been a long day:
Slattery, meanwhile, came back in Round 3, shooting an impressive 67 to follow up his impressive opening rounds.
He is closely followed by Porteous, who showed his delight at hitting consecutive birdies at the start of Round 3, as shown by the European Tour:
"A start worthy of a fist bump.
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) September 2, 2017"
Porteous goes birdie-birdie to move into third. pic.twitter.com/T0FKRUAVVp
Like Slattery, Porteous also carded a 67 to finish the day in second at 10 under par, just two shots off the lead.
Elsewhere, first-round leader Callum Shinkwin fell way off the pace in Round 2, shooting a 75 before improving with a 69 in Round 3 to finish the day in sixth, along with James Morrison, Julian Suri, Martin Wiegele and Jeff Winther.
