Saturday 30 September 2017 17:43, UK
David Lingmerth made an early charge through the field on 'moving day' at the British Masters supported by Sky Sports.
The 30-year-old Swede, a regular on the PGA Tour, was only two-under and just inside the cut mark at the halfway stage following rounds of 68 and 70.
He made the most of his 8.10am start at Close House on Saturday, though, with an eight-under-par 62 which took him to 10-under and just two shots behind leader Robert Karlsson going into Sunday's final round.
Lingmerth parred the first three holes before going on a dream run with five successive birdies from the fourth.
Further birdies followed at the 10th and 13th before he registered his only bogey at the 15th, but he was quickly back on track with back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th.
"I'm very pleased with how my round ended up today," said Lingmerth, whose score eclipsed the 63 recorded by Tyrrell Hatton and George Coetzee on day one, although with preferred lies in operation it will not stand as a course record.
"I try to get up three hours before my tee-time so my alarm was set for five o'clock. I'm not a morning person so I need to get moving and get my blood flowing.
"I got off to a bit of a rocky start and had to save a couple of pars early, but then got rolling with the putter and made five birdies in a row from the fourth and felt like I was swinging it better too.
"Putting on these fresh greens early in the morning definitely helped. It took me a few days to get used to the greens, the speed and how to read them. I saw my lines well, putted with great speed and had a few nice ones go in.
"I don't know what the leaders will do this afternoon but I'm hoping to be somewhat near the leaders and have a chance tomorrow."
