Harman -7, McNealy +1, Niemann +1 (15)
Another solid hole for Brian Harman. After finding the fairway off the tee with his 297-yard drive, the American missed the green short with his 96-yard approach.
No worries for Harman, who elected to putt off the green, a common decision in links golf. His birdie putt landed a foot from the pin, resulting in a par.
The same can’t be said for Harman’s playing partners Maverick McNealy and Joaquin Niemann. McNealy landed his 305-yard tee shot in the rough, eventually missing his 12-foot par putt and dropping a shot.
Niemann, after landing in the rough off the tee, put his 140-yard approach in the greenside bunker. For the Chilean, he fired his 31-yard bunker shot over the green, before getting it up and down for bogey.
Harman goes to the 16th as the solo leader, looking to finish his round strong.