Antoine Rozner Moves Ahead

A foggy start to the third round meant that play was delayed until 11:00 and then again until 12:15. Tournament Director, Alessandro Pia took the decision to start the round from both first and 10^th tee to make sure that the round was completed in daylight.

Round of the day was a faultless seven under par, 64, from France’s Julien Foret who jumped from tied 19^th to tied 6^th position. Ugo Coussaud of France shot a flawless 65 to jump from 9^th to second place.

It was however, another Frenchman, Antoine Rozner who produced his second 65 of the week to take a three shot lead heading into the final round.  A strong start for the Parisian allowed him to focus on his game.
“I started really well, with 4 birdies in my first 4 so that helped me get in the birdy mood. I hit the ball really well and my putting was good so I am very happy with it. The course is great, you have to be pretty smart at times because if you put the ball in the wrong spot it is not good so you have to think a lot and be aggressive sometimes but smart other times.”

A rookie on the Alps Tour, Rozner has achieved five top five finishes this season but is still looking for his first win. “I’m just going to go all out to win the tournament tomorrow.”

A Challenge Tour card looks almost certain for Rozner at this stage of the tournament, this would allow him to join his older brother, Olivier, who has been playing there this season.

The top five players on the Alps Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt, will receive a Challenge Tour card next season. So far the top four players, Adria Arnaus, Ugo Coussaud, Antoine Rozner and Lars Van Meijel look set to gain keep their top four spots. France’s Robin Roussel who currently occupies 5^th place on the ranking could be in danger from either Spain’s David Borda or Austria’s Lukas Nemecz who could out Roussel with a strong finish tomorrow.

Overnight leader Maxime Radureau had a torrid time on the course and dropped to 21^st place, shooting a 79, +8, 16 shots worse than yesterday’s score.

The final round begins at 9:20, teeing off from the first and 10^th holes, with the final tee time being 10:50 local time.