Bradley Dredge forced out of British Masters through injury

Lowry was however pleased to be in contention heading into the weekend in what was just his third tournament since his triumph at the WGC-Bridgestone in August and he was particularly happy with his consistency after bogeying just two holes in his last four rounds.

But things looked far bleaker for Warren when he double bogeyed the second hole then dropped another shot at the sixth.

“I was just so mentally exhausted yesterday, I started to get angry at a lot of shots where I wouldn’t normally”, Hurley said.

Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti (66) and Dane Soren Kjeldsen (69) were joint third on 202, two ahead of England’s Luke Donald and Richard Bland, Shane Lowry of Ireland and Frenchman Romain Wattel.

“It does make a big difference, I’ve got to say, seeing the slopes and that”.

“The run-offs here just aren’t in play at the moment because the greens are so soft”, Donald told reporters after posting a nine-under-par tally of 204. “Over the last few holes my game was a lot better and the two iron shots I hit in at the 17th and 18th were both really good”, said Warren, who has matured as a player and person over the last few seasons.

Warren has contested 23 events this season, including two PGA Tour events, and made the cut in all but five.

As for Fitzpatrick, he wants to land his first tournament title with a wire-to-wire victory.

He said: “Today’s effort was not only an example of how well I feel I can turn around a poor start but also an example of how well I am thinking. I’d love to shoot another round like this and if I did I think that might be good enough”. “My swing wasn’t feeling good and I wasn’t hitting good shots, but I kept hanging in there, and just keeping the swing thought in my head and we saw that with a few really good swings to finish”. It’s my second or third time in the last group, so I’m really looking forward to it. a few great names have won wire-to-wire.

The 21- year-old has four top three finishes this year but has yet to enter the winner’s circle and will go into the final round at Woburn with a share of the lead alongside Kiradech Aphibarnrat on 12 under.

But Chris Doak is now staring at losing his Tour card after a nagging left elbow injury forced him out after the first hole at Woburn.

The 42-year-old Welshman lost his card in 2012 but regained it after finishing 81st on the Race to Dubai a year ago and began the week 83rd on the money list after a consistent campaign.