Dutch Open Day 3: Broberg breaks course record again with 61 round, leads by EIGHT shots

Kristoffer Broberg will take a commanding eight shot lead into the final round of the 2021 Dutch Open after firing an 11 under par 61 on Saturday to set a new course record at Bernardus Golf.

Overnight leader Broberg flew out of the blocks on day three, firing an eagle and four birdies in his opening six holes to stretch his advantage from one to five shots early on.  Read more

From Yahoo!Sports, by AP:

Kristoffer Broberg of Sweden smashed the course record he set a day earlier with an 11-under 61 on Saturday to open an eight-shot lead after three rounds of the Dutch Open.

The 772nd-ranked Broberg opened with four birdies and an eagle in his first six holes in benign conditions at the Bernardus club in Cromvoirt and had six more birdies in a bogey-free back nine.

The 35-year-old Swede moved to 23-under overall. He set the course record for the first time Friday with a 64.  Read more

From Sports Mole:

The halfway leader made a lightning-fast start to his third round, carding an eagle and four birdies over the first six holes to extend his overnight advantage from one stroke to five.

The Swede had a brief wobble in the middle section of his round but managed to limit the damage to just one dropped shot at the ninth.  Read more

From European Tour, Day 3 Digest:

Broberg began day three with a slender one shot advantage but ended it a whopping eight strokes clear after producing two remarkable bursts of scoring either side of a sticky patch in which he showed his mettle.  Read more