Stenson, who won the British Open 2016, started Saturday strongly. Two birdies and an eagle on the first nine holes. On the sixth, he was centimeters away from succeeding with a hole-in-one, but the ball stopped just before the hole.
Towards the end of the day's round, after a bogey on the 14th hole, Stenson and playing partner Sebastian Söderberg were put on the clock by a referee. The referee simply thought it was taking too long. Stenson has previously during the competition criticized the referees for not speeding up the pace of play.
Stenson finished the day under par and is a total of two under par ahead of Sunday.
It's always sour to fall back on the last holes. But it's an okay result anyway, he says in Viaplay's broadcast.
Sebastian Söderberg finished Saturday five over par, overall he is four over.
It went better for Ludvig Åberg, who ahead of Sunday's conclusion is the best Swede with a total of five under par in a shared 14th place. Åberg started Saturday strongly with two birdies on the first three holes. After that, it was mostly par for Åberg, who managed another birdie on the 12th hole – with a number of missed putts.
It made me a little frustrated. A bit sharper tomorrow I would like to choose, he says in Viaplay's broadcast.
The fourth remaining Swede, Jesper Svensson, played the third round three under par, overall he is two under par.
Leading ahead of Sunday's conclusion is American world number one Scottie Scheffler on a total of 14 under par.
