Higley has title hopes at St Omer

England’s Marcus Higley was just one shot off the lead going into tomorrow’s final round of the St Omer Open.

Higley carded a third-round 71 in northern France for a five-under-par total of 208.

Spain’s Carl Suneson led on six under after a 70, with Australian Peter Fowler and Swede Mikael Lundberg two off the pace.

Higley shared the overnight lead with Suneson and Fowler and claimed a two-shot lead with three birdies in four holes from the sixth to reach the turn in 33.

But the 33-year-old from Yeovil then bogeyed the 10th, 12th and 13th and, after a birdie on the 14th, dropped another shot on the 16th for an inward half of 38.

That allowed Suneson to gain the upper hand with his second birdie of the day on the 11th, although a bogey on the 17th reduced his lead to a single stroke.

Argentina’s Gustavo Rojas carded the lowest round of the day, his 67 moving him to one under-par.

Ireland's David Higgins shot a 74 to leave him at two over-par in joint 23rd place.