Scott makes a vital birdie at 17 to keep the 59 dream alive Scott makes a vital birdie at 17 to keep the 59 dream alive
Scott's tee shot at 18 Scott's tee shot at 18
Needing a birdie at 18, Scott fires his approach into the green Needing a birdie at 18, Scott fires his approach into the green
Straight at the flag, his approach just topples over the back of the green Straight at the flag, his approach just topples over the back of the green
Scott chips at 18 for the new European Tour lowest score record Scott chips at 18 for the new European Tour lowest score record
Agonisingly close his chip misses to the disappointment of the gathered crowds at 18 Agonisingly close his chip misses to the disappointment of the gathered crowds at 18
Delighted with his round of 60, Scott salutes the galleries for their support Delighted with his round of 60, Scott salutes the galleries for their support
Champions of Golf professional Scott Jamieson narrowly missed out on writing his name into the European Tour history books after a third round 60 at the Portugal Masters.
Having only made the cut by a single stroke Scott was well behind the second round leader, however a scintilating thrid round of 11 under par without a single bogey, but included birdies at the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 16th and 17th, gave Scott that chance to shoot that illusive round of 59.
A score that has never been achieved in European Tour history was on the cards as Scott also found the fairway off the 18th tee, the mostdifficult hole on the golf course. A crisp iron into the green just ran off the back edge and the delightful touch of the chip deserved see the ball the finish in the hole however it didnt quite take the break and the Scotsman finished agonisingly close, no more than a few inches away from the hole, eventually tapping in for a tour equalling lowest round of 60.
Scott commented: "I said to Richard (his caddie) playing 17 I really want to make a birdie here so we have a chance of it going down the last and I could not have asked to hit a better shot in. It pitched just short of the hole...what a chip as well!
"When I birdied the 13th I said to Richard then 'A few more and we could be part of history'. I was definitely nervous but thinking about it from the tournament point of view the leaders are going to be a minimum of 16, 17 maybe 18 under going into tomorrow (Sunday) so that kept me going."
"I felt like I have been playing well for a while, a few good rounds in there. Yesterday (Friday) I didn't necessarily play poorly, just didn't score well so it was nice today."
Scott is two shots behind Englishman Paul Waring as they head into the final round of the 2013 Portugal Masters on Sunday, but in the final group alongside Paul, Scott will be hoping to pile on the pressure early and make a charge for his second European Tour trophy of the year after claiming the first title of the 2013 season, the inaugural Nelson Mandela CHampionship presented by ISPS Handa in South Africa.
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Good luck Scott!
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