American Crocker shoots 64 to share lead at European Masters

By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:10 PM CDT Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — American Sean Crocker shot a 6-under 64 to move up and share the lead after the third round of the European Masters on Saturday.

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CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — American Sean Crocker shot a 6-under 64 to move up and share the lead after the third round of the European Masters on Saturday.

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CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — American Sean Crocker shot a 6-under 64 to move up and share the lead after the third round of the European Masters on Saturday.

Crocker had six birdies and an eagle-3 at the 14th to finish on 10 under alongside Renato Paratore. The Italian’s round of 69 included retrieving his ball when it landed on a spectator’s backpack.

They led by one stroke from two Englishmen, Matthew Jordan and Ross McGowan, and Jorge Campillo of Spain who all carded 1-under 69 at Crans-sur-Sierre club.

Matthew Jordan of England chips the ball onto the green in the stadium at hole 18 during the third round of the Omega European Masters Golf Tournament in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)

Twelve players are within three shots of the co-leaders, including Andy Sullivan who is at 7 under after making double bogey on the par-4 18th.

Sullivan, who played on Europe’s 2016 Ryder Cup team, put his approach shot into the green-side water.

Swirling winds made scoring trickier on the high-altitude Swiss Alps course with rain falling on the leading groups.

Crocker had been 11 shots off the lead after shooting a 71 on Thursday, then carded rounds of 65 and 64.

“I bogeyed the first hole and then kind of got a little aggressive,” the Zimbabwe-born University of Southern California graduate said of his Saturday round.

Crocker, who turns 25 on Tuesday, is a three-time runner-up on the European Tour, including a tie for second last weekend in the Czech Republic.

“I’m just going to go play my game,” he said of his strategy for Sunday. “If I win, if I don’t, it doesn’t matter to me, I just want to go and play some golf.”

First-round leader James Morrison, who followed a course-record 60 with 74, shot level-par 70 Saturday to be 6 under.

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