Darren Clarke showed signs of life with a 67 but as Hennie Otto took a two stroke lead into the final round of the 71st Open d’Italia, Stephen Gallacher’s bid to steal the last available qualifying place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team looks likely to go to the wire.
Gareth Maybin is tied for 43rd in the SA Open. Picture Eoin Clarke www.golffile.ieGareth Maybin needs a low final round in the South African Open to avoid falling outside the top 118 who will retain their European Tour cards following next week’s Hong Kong Open.