Scott in pole position at Australian Open

Adam Scott curled in an eagle putt on the 18th hole to snatch a one-stroke lead from Poland’s Adrian Meronk after the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday and boost his chances of a second Stonehaven Cup.

South Korea’s Shin Jiyai led the women’s component of the inaugural dual gender event by a stroke from British Open champion Ashleigh Buhai, the compact South Korean taking charge with a front nine birdie blitz at Victoria Golf Club.

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On a hot and slow day on Melbourne’s ‘Sandbelt’, former world No 1 Scott dropped his share of the overnight lead during a barren front nine but leapfrogged Meronk on the last hole in his three-under 67.