SCOTT Jamieson starts today's final round of the KLM Open in the Netherlands in a four-way share of the lead after three birdies in the last four holes yesterday.
In glorious scoring conditions at Hilversum, the Glaswegian was only level par for the day after 11 holes.
But he picked up a total of four birdies from the 12th onwards to card a four-under-par 66 and join England's Graeme Storm (69) and the Spanish duo of Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (66) and Pablo Larrazabal (64) out in front on a 12-under-par total.
Sweden's Peter Hanson (67) is one behind, with Scotland's Richie Ramsay (64) and England's Danny Willett (66) two shots further back on nine-under 201.
Storm started the third day three clear of his rivals and led by five ahead after 12 holes. However, the former French Open winner dropped shots at 13 and 14 and then, unlike his three co-leaders, only managed par at the last.
Should Jamieson win his first Tour title today he would create history as it would the first time in the Tour's 40-year history that Scottish golfers have won three successive events, after Paul Lawrie and Richie Ramsay's wins at Gleneagles and in Switzerland respectively.
"It was another good day and I would have taken four under par when I started," said Jamieson, 28. "It was a bit of a slow start but my three-putt for bogey on 11 was kind of a kick up the backside and I played well from there on.
"To be tied for the lead is really pleasing – it's where you want to be going into a Sunday. I feel comfortable in this position but until you win your first tournament you are out of your comfort zone and that will be the challenge tomorrow.
"Winning is a blooming hard thing to do whether you've done it before or not. But if I could follow Paul and Richie in doing that, it would be great."
Jamieson only joined the Tour full-time last year and his best results so far are three third-place finishes.
Ramsay, though, has a taste for victory after claiming only his second Tour title last weekend. He returned a best-equal round of the day alongside Larrazabal.
"I'm not saying that because I won last week I have a right to do well but my confidence is high after winning in Switzerland," Ramsay said.
"Also, because I won last week I do have more of a spring in my step and I think the other players realise that if I am up there, they recognise that if I do get a sniff I'm not scared of going for it.
"There are a few fellows up there on the board who have won but it's also a long time since they've won whereas I'm coming off a win.
"The big thing is I can see the birdies out there. I can see the opportunities, and with the way I am playing I am just going to continue to go for those opportunities.
"My energy levels are really good and after struggling a bit at the start of the week, I am feeling stronger and stronger with every round."
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