Dominant Rasmus Hojgaard takes control in France.
That was the main headline on the DP World Tour’s website on Saturday as Hojgaard, the 21-year-old Dane, was starting his third round of the Cazoo French Open with a commanding six-shot lead.
It wasn’t long before the text needed to be updated.
Hojgaard’s subsequent collapse was so quick, in fact, that the headline remained for a short time after Hojgaard had played his first three holes in a disastrous 6 over. A quintuple bogey at the par-3 second hole followed by bogey at the par-5 third at Le Golf National had knocked Hojgaard back to second at 9 under, a shot back of playing competitor Paul Barjon, who played the same stretch in 1 under.