Tom Vaillant 4th, two shots behind the leaders, Laurie Canter and Guido Migliozzi

Tom Vaillant returns to the race. 10th and relegated seven shots behind the leader, Laurie Canter, at the end of the cut, the Frenchman posted a superb card of 68 and therefore took advantage of this moving day to get closer to the top of the leaderboard. This Saturday, the winner of the 2023 French professional championship stood out thanks to his precise attacks on the greens. Thus, his six birdies gleaned during this third round were all validated thanks to a putt of less than three meters. The 22-year-old nevertheless made a mistake in the final by conceding a bogey at the 17th.

Canter in slow motion, Migliozzi takes advantage

With this performance, the Cannes resident still climbs to 4th place. At -10 total, he is accompanied by stage local Jannik De Bruyn. This duo is only two short lengths behind the head of the ranking, where we still find Laurie Canter. Alone in control after 36 holes played, the LIV member however stalled this Saturday and scored a score in par (three birdies, one bogey, one double bogey) which gave Guido Migliozzi the opportunity to join him at – 12.

At the same time, the Italian recorded a formidable record, without an error of 67 (six birdies, including three returned on the last four holes). “ I played very well, I played solidly, I was very focused on every shot. It wasn't easy being in the present, but I handled today very well. I feel more comfortable on the course, I'm having fun. I feel the hits better and being able to be more consistent gives me more confidence. It's good to be in the race tomorrow. I'm just going to try to do the same thing: stay focused shot by shot and stay patient. »

Several competitors on the lookout before the fourth round

Niklas Norgaard takes 3rd position alone (-11 total). Second last week, the Dane still has every chance of winning this Sunday, just like Bernd Wiesberger, who is 6th (-9). Jayden Schaper, Tom McKibbin and Ivan Cantero follow in 7th place and could also join the fight (-8). The top 10 is completed by a quartet which shares 10th place (-7). This group is formed by Keita Nakajima, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Dylan Frittelli and Tom Lewis.

At the gates of this top 10, Julien Guerrier ranks 14th (-6). Consistently, the 38-year-old completed the course in 71 shots (four birdies, two bogeys), for the third time in a row since the start of the tournament. Further on, Frédéric Lacroix is ​​in 46th position (by total), while Jeong weon Ko is 62nd (+3).