Peter Lawrie drives from the 11th tee on the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles. Picture Stuart Adams /www.golffile.ie Mark Foster and Ignacio Garrido have suffered their share of sporting heartache over the past eight years but it remains to be seen if Peter Lawrie can add to their woes in the final round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.

The duo, winless since 2003, lead by three shots on 11 under par from a quintet of players that includes  the Dubliner (71), Dane Thomas Bjorn (71), Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal (70), American Anthony Kang (69) and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger (68).

It’s not the kind of leaderboard that will send pulses racing but Lawrie won’t care if he can bridge the three shot gap and end his three-year wait for a second European Tour title.

Peter Lawrie had to wait until the 18th to notch just his second birdie of a disappointing 73 in Munich. Credit: www.golffile.iePeter Lawrie slipped a disappointing eight shots off the pace as England’s Mark Foster carved out a two-shot lead entering the final round of the BMW International Open in in Munich.

The 35-year old Englishman shot a 66 to lead in 14 under as Lawrie struggled to a one over 73 that relegated him to tied 23rd on six under.

The Dubliner was just three shots off the lead starting the day but he lacked the sharpness of the first two days and followed a birdie at the first with bogeys at the fifth, 10th and 17th before repairing some of the damage with a birdie at the last.

Paul McGinley tees off on the 16th during the third round of the Open de Andalucia. (Photo Eoin Clarke/Golffile 2011)Paul McGinley goes into the final round of the Open de Andalucia chasing his first top-10 finish for 18 months.