Starting on the back nine, the Englishman notched up an eagle at the 11th, before five consecutive birdies – from the 13th to the 17th – saw him equal the lowest nine-hole score on the European Tour this season.
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Heading into the weekend with a three-shot lead, Horsey birdied three of his opening four holes before extending briefly extending his advantage by sliding in an eagle putt at the par-five sixth.
With the Himmerland Hill crowd cheering, Harto reached into his pocket, pulled out a ring, asked for her hand in marriage and Louise said “yes” before hugging and kissing her husband-to-be.
“The magic number (59) crept into my head going down the fourth”.
“I got off to a great start so I was obviously very pleased with that”.
The 30-year-old, chasing a fourth European Tour title, had stretched his lead to seven at one stage before the chasing pack closed in. He slipped up with bogeys on two of his last three. “I’ve been playing nicely recently and I’ve certainly been putting better for about a month now”.
Ryder Cup captain Clarke (47) moved into the top 10 on six under par after 16 holes before slipping up with a bogey and a double bogey.
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Horsey carded seven birdies and an eagle in his eight-under-par round at the Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort to lead by one from Welshman Oliver Farr.
