Everything you need to know from Moving Day in Germany.
Viktor looked likely to live up to his name, Campillo was on the comeback trail, shots were going in from everywhere and we saw a very rare bird indeed on day three of the 2021 BMW International Open.
Here is everything you need to know from Saturday in Bavaria.
Hovland hits the heights
Viktor Hovland is on course to become the first Norwegian winner in European Tour history after a brilliant 64 handed him a three shot lead. The 23-year-old joined the leading group on the sixth, kept pace with birdies on the ninth and 11th and then applied the burners to get to 17 under. He already has two victories on the US PGA Tour but he will be looking to make European Tour history on Sunday. "Growing up I mainly grew up watching the European Tour every Saturday and Sunday morning, that was my routine," he said. "We've had some runner up finishes in the past and it would be really cool for Norway to get our first win."
Don't call it a comeback
For years Jorge Campillo was one of the European Tour's most consistent performers but it took him 229 events to claim a European Tour win. It was no surprise then that his second victory came less than a year later but a few eyebrows were raised when he missed seven of his first eight cuts on the 2021 Race To Dubai. Top 50s in his last two events have shown that class is permanent while form is temporary, and the Spaniard heads into Sunday three shots off the lead. "I just tried to be patient," he said. "I knew the game was there, just had to keep working hard. Every player goes through bad times – it wasn’t an awful time but it wasn’t easy, so just try to be patient and keep working. I never believed that I couldn’t play good golf again." Neither did we, Jorge.
Norrman conquers the 16th
You can be sure Vincent Norrman will never forget this week after making a hole-in-one albatross on his professional debut on the European Tour. The Swede finished as leading amateur at the Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik & Annika two weeks ago and was taking his first steps on the European Tour in the paid ranks at Golfclub München Eichenried. He was two over for his round as he stood 270 yards from the flag on the par four 16th tee but one swing of a three wood turned his day around in spectacular style. "I hit it and I didn't see where it went and I just saw people behind the green going crazy and I kind of realised as I walked off the tee almost, it was amazing," he said. Norrman's ace was the 23rd of the season and second on a par four after after South Korean Kyongjun Moon at the Kenya Savannah Classic supported by Absa.
Down they go
Wedges, sand wedges, putters, it didn't really matter - the ball was only going to one place.
