BMW PGA Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

A disastrous round of 76 saw Masters champion Danny Willett plummet down the pecking order at the 2016 BMW PGA Championship on Saturday, while Scott Hend’s late eagle saw him clinch a one-shot lead heading into Sunday’s decider.

After leading the tournament at the halfway mark, Willett is now clinging on to a top-10 spot heading into Sunday’s final round, while Hend snatched top spot with his eagle on the 18th, despite finishing the day at one-over par.

Willett wasn’t the only failed performer of the day, however, as Yang Yong-eun also shot three-over par, although he remains within reach of the summit, as does Tyrrell Hatton following a sensational round of 66.

Read on for a recap of Saturday’s action from the 2016 BMW PGA Championship, complete with a breakdown of the leaderboard’s top 10 after three rounds of golf.

For a look at the full leaderboard, visit the official European Tour website.

Recap

Willett’s momentum slipped as Day 3 wore on, but Hatton shifted up in gear as he progressed at Wentworth, ending his round with seven birdies.

The 24-year-old’s opening nine were fairly unnoticeable, making it to the halfway mark at one-under par thanks to his two birdies and a bogey on the third-par fourth hole, but the best was yet to come.

Without another blemish to his scorecard, Hatton proceeded to birdie five of his remaining nine holes, including two of the par fives on the back stretch, to rise into title …

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