WHAT a difference a day makes. “It felt like summer to be honest,” suggested Richard Mansell with a smile after opening up a four-shot lead during round three of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Given that the conditions on Friday were as grim as a Victorian prison, anything was going to be an improvement. It was not quite tropical but on a breezy and bright day on the east coast, Mansell stayed on course for a mighty breakthrough.
The 27-year-old from Staffordshire has never won on the DP World Tour but he put in another performance of poise and purpose to inch towards a maiden triumph.
