PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON WILL start the final day of the Scottish Open seven shots off the lead after a disastrous third round at Dundonald Links.
After two brilliant opening rounds on Thursday and Friday, Harrington held a share of the lead at the halfway point, but was blown away in the windy conditions on Saturday.
His seven-over par 79 included six bogeys and a double-bogey, with just a single birdie by way of consolation.
It effectively ends any hopes the three-time Major winner had of challenging for the €1 million first prize, and he will start Sunday’s final round well adrift of leaders Ian Poulter, Callum Shinkwin and Andrew Dodt.
Instead, the Irish challenge will be spearheaded by Paul Dunne who played his way up the leaderboard into a share of fifth place with a 69 on Saturday.
Dunne opened with back-to-back bogeys but quickly found his feet and carded six birdies on his way to a three-under par round, and six-under for the tournament.
He’ll play alongside a familiar face on Sunday, teeing up in the fourth-last group with Graeme McDowell, who is a shot further back on five-under.
– An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Harrington had five bogeys and a double bogey in his third round; he had six bogeys and a double bogey.
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Tipps arse must be red raw from kickings they get from Kk. Dats right ;)
Aren’t Tipp leading in all time head to heads in the championship? Or are we only allowed to look back a few years?
They’re the only team to have won an all Ireland in every decade since it started.
You’re really scraping the barrel with that stat:-)
I needed a good chuckle after last Sunday.
At least people from Tipp town aren’t trying to convince us that Tipp town is a city.
Tipp town is a lovely place, hight on the tourist trail in Ireland!
I was having a pop at Kilkenny TOWN. City me a*se.
Tipp, always good for a laugh!!!
Lots of clowns in tipp alright. Bobo Lowry is the least funny.
Lots of clowns in Cat Land, singing about the river suir a Tipp river all way. Sing about the river nore for god sake.
Mooncoin
Hope Kilkenny kick Lowry’s suits!
The 2009 Tipperary person of the year? He joined a very illustrious list there I’m there I’m sure.
We”ll kick their arse Sunday
Very best of luck Tipp, greetings from Canada
Jaysus Tipp would want to do something, they must have no arse left themselves after the amount of beatings the cats gave them!!