Scotland's Stephen Gallacher made a significant move in the third round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, despite continuing to struggle with a freak injury which threatened his participation.
Gallacher injured his back when washing his car on Monday and has been receiving treatment all week, but still stormed home in 30 to card a flawless 64.
The 38 year old, who won his second European Tour title at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February, said: "A 64 is very good considering I didn't have a warm-up.
"I hit two shots and had to go back in for more physio. The boys in the physio truck have been brilliant all week. They put a heat pack on it and gave me some tablets and said as long as I wasn't having pins and needles it was just a strain and I couldn't do any more damage.
"If it had been any other place I would probably not have played but I love this place and the course is set up perfect. The greens are fantastic and it's a course where I have had a few low scores."
With low scoring still the order of the day - Gallacher was left three shots behind leaders Tommy Fleetwood and Ricardo Gonzalez with a round to play.
