Jesper Svensson takes 1-stroke lead at French Open

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Swedish golfer Jesper Svensson shot a third-round 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead on the Open de France over Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen and England’s Sam Bairstow.

Svensson had 4 birdies within the first six holes and 5 general. However he bogeyed the seventeenth at Le Golf Nationwide on the outskirts of Paris to complete the day 13 below general.

Regardless of that bogey, the 28-year-old Svensson confirmed sturdy consistency by making 16 of the 18 greens in regulation.

“I hit the ball very well all day, quite a lot of beauty, hit quite a lot of good putts,” he stated. “A whole lot of putts slid previous, hopefully they will drop tomorrow.”

Olesen had 4 birdies and likewise carded 67, whereas Bairstow’s 6-under 65 included an excellent chip-in eagle on the 14th gap.

“Entrance 9 was very easy and I simply holed a couple of putts on the again 9,” Bairstow stated. “Hopefully maintain it going.”

England’s Dan Bradbury, who shared the in a single day lead with Svensson and Belgium’s Thomas Detry, posted 69 and heads into Sunday’s last spherical two strokes behind Svensson in a tie for fourth with countryman Joe Dean (66).

Detry’s 1-over 72 dropped him right into a share of fifteenth at 8 below with England’s Justin Rose — who in July tied for second with Billy Horschel behind champion Xander Schauffele at The Open — and a number of other others.

Lev Grinberg, the 16-year-old Ukrainian enjoying for simply the fifth time on the European tour, was undone by a triple bogey on the fifteenth — the place he hit two balls into the water — and carded 70.

He was tied for thirtieth in a single day.