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Clarke shares Loch Lomond lead

Darren Clarke will go into tomorrow's final round sharing the lead with Denmark's Thomas Bjorn
Darren Clarke will go into tomorrow's final round sharing the lead with Denmark's Thomas Bjorn

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn continued his love affair with Loch Lomond, firing a five-under-par 66 to set up a last-day title shootout with his friend Darren Clarke at the Scottish Open.

Clarke, who led by three strokes at the start of the day, carded a level-par 71 to finish alongside his former Ryder Cup team mate on 202, 11 under par.

Two strokes back in a tie for third place were Benn Barham and David Drysdale and Argentina's Andres Romero.

Ireland’s Damien McGrane is well placed, three shots off the lead on eight under, while Paul McGinley is sstill in touch on four-under.

David Higgins had a disappointing 74 to finish on two over going into tomorrow’s final round.
 
The tournament is the final warm-up event in Europe ahead of next week's British Open at Hoylake.

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