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Tyrrell Hatton equalled the course record on the Old Course at St Andrews by carding a 61 to take the lead of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship after the third round.<\/p>\n
The Englishman’s 11-under-par round included one eagle and nine birdies as he moved to 22 under par in the DP World Tour Pro-Am event which uses three links courses.<\/p>\n
“I was taking each hole as it came and just trying to make as many birdies as I could,” said Hatton, who is a two-time winner of the tournament. <\/p>\n
“I really wanted to birdie the last and that’s actually my lowest round on tour as well.<\/p>\n
“It felt like I was trying harder than I normally would over a putt on the last. I hit a good putt and, thankfully, it went in. It was a cool day.<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t too worried about what anyone else was doing, I was just taking each hole as it came and ended up with a nice tally.”<\/p>\n
He added: “I know I’m capable of winning round here. Ultimately, I’ll try my best and see how we go.” <\/p>\n
Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts, who was the joint overnight leader along with Australian Cameron John, is on 21 under after a 65, which included an albatross on the par five 16th, on the Kingsbarns course.<\/p>\n
John was left on 12 under after a 74 on the Carnoustie rotation.<\/p>\n
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot seven birdies on the front nine of St Andrews but three bogeys on the back nine resulted in a round of 68 as he ended the third round on 10 under.<\/p>\n
England’s Tommy Fleetwood is on 16 under after a 67, while Spain’s Jon Rahm (65) is one shot further back on 15 under.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n