Waterford's Seamus Power was unable to replicate his stellar effort of 66 from Friday, in the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit last night.

Webb Simpson picked up shots on five of the first nine holes in a round of 64 for a share of the lead at the PGA Tour event.

The Waterford golfer backed up his first-round 67 with an impressive 66, as he remains without a bogey to his name after 36 holes.

Like Christmas Eve with an early gift from Rory McIlroy, golfers frustrated by eight weeks in lockdown were given the perfect bedtime story to stoke their excitement before today’s great reopening of Irish courses.