MEN - ROUND 3 - TOP 36:
Top 18 qualify for Round 4

What a tussle - what a show. Danielsson with a healthy lead but then Oldfield, Horne and Wimmer fighting to get to grips with the slim Swede.

Then come the group endeavouring to get or stay into the top 18 and a place in the next round on Sunday morning. After another four games at the crack of dawn, well, nine of the clock, it is a field consisting of just the leading octet for the seven-game round robin. It's really tough folks!

So, it came to pass that when the dust of this squad had settled it was still Danielsson (pictured) that led the field but a few slight changes occurred with the followers. Horne came back to second place and Oldfield dropped to fourth whilst Wimmer trundled to third place.

As the field slims down now to just 18 of the male gender, we say farewell to past champion Roger Pieters, he of the colorful trousers, and offer commiserations to Rosario Bellamonte of Italy on missing the cut by one place and 42 points. Congratulations to Geoff Gardner of England on surviving at 18th with his 206.85 scratch average, although he's got a fight on his hands to get into the top eight tomorrow morning.

The men can now enjoy the delights and sights of St Julian's and its surroundings. The girls, however, have another four games to get their field down to eight for their round robin matchplay on Sunday morning.

STANDINGS AFTER 20 GAMES:
Top 18 advance to Round 4