Gligic joins McCarthy in Cape Breton lead

Sydney, NS (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Gligic fired a 6-under 66 to join Daniel McCarthy in the lead after 54 holes of the Cape Breton Celtic Classic.

McCarthy carded a 3-under 69 in round three. The duo ended three rounds at 14- under-par 202. They matched the tournament’s 54-hole scoring record that David Skinns set last year in the first year of the tournament.

Matt Harmon also posted a 3-under 69 on Saturday. He his alone in third place at minus-12 at The Lakes Golf Club. Seann Harlingten carded a 5-under 67 in round three and he is in fourth at 11-under 205.

Chris Williams managed an even-par 72 and is in fifth place at minus-10. Greg Machtaler (72), Mark Silvers (72) and Paul Ferrier (71).

Gligic birdied the first and fourth to move 10-under par. He dropped in back- to-back birdie efforts at seven and eight. He got to 13-under with a birdie on the par-5 10th.

The 2012 ATB Financial Classic winner traded a bogey for a birdie from the 12th. After a pair of pars, Gligic posted a birdie on the 16th, but he gave that right back with a bogey on 17. Gligic birdied the par-5 closing hole to post 14-under.

McCarthy also birdied the first, but he followed with four straight pars from the second. He converted another birdie try at the sixth.

However, he gave those two strokes back with bogeys on the ninth and 12th. McCarthy flew into a share of the lead with birdies at 13 and 15, as well as one on the 18th.

NOTES: Harmon, who is No. 4 on the Order of Merit, has a chance to improve his position in that race as Joel Dahmen and Brock Mackenzie, Nos. 1 and 3 on the Order of Merit, missed the cut, while No. 2 Tim Madigan and No. 5 Josh Persons are well down the leaderboard … Gligic could also jump as high as third on the Order of Merit with a win and McCarthy could move to sixth … Seven of the 10 PGA Tour Canada events have been won by the third-round leader this year.

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