Matteo Manassero strokes a dream

Matteo Manassero caresses a dream

Matteo Manassero brought golf’s Italy back into the spotlight. The Italian champion delivered an extraordinary performance during the third and penultimate round of the BMW PGA Championship in England, one of the most prestigious tournaments on the DP World Tour, often compared to a Major.

Manassero è surged to the top of the leaderboard with a spectacular round in Wentworth, Surrey, with a score of 63 strokes, thanks to an eagle and seven birdies, six of them on the last nine holes. With a total of 198 strokes (67, 68, 63), equal to -18, he set a record for the lowest score in the first 54 holes in the tournament’s history.

The Venetian leads the competition by three strokes over world No. 3 Rory McIlroy and American Billy Horschel, both at -15.