Casey Jarvis leads Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk by two shots at St Andrews as he chases a third DP World Tour victory of the 2026 season.
Casey Jarvis will carry a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, putting the South African within 18 holes of becoming the DP World Tour’s first three-time winner of the 2026 season.
Jarvis handled difficult wind at the Old Course on Saturday with a bogey-free 65, moving to 18-under and separating himself from Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk, who share second at 16-under.
The 23-year-old already owns victories at the Magical Kenya Open and Investec South African Open Championship this season. Now he’s positioned for potentially the biggest statement yet.
“Every golfer dreams of taking a lead, playing the Old Course on Sunday,” Jarvis said. “I got goosebumps right now just standing here.”
His third round started in spectacular fashion.
Beginning at the 10th, Jarvis holed his approach for eagle at the par-4, immediately giving himself some breathing room. He followed with birdies at Nos. 11, 13 and 14 before settling into a steady stretch of pars.
Jarvis added birdies at the third and fifth and escaped trouble at the sixth, preserving a clean scorecard despite increasingly challenging conditions.
“I just felt like I was in control of my game today,” Jarvis said. “I was really solid tee-to-green.”
He’ll have plenty of company trying to make Sunday uncomfortable.
Jordan shot 66 at Kingsbarns and enters the final round chasing his first DP World Tour title after twice finishing runner-up this season. The Englishman has history at St Andrews, winning the St Andrews Links Trophy as an amateur in 2017.
Meronk made the biggest charge among the leaders. The four-time DP World Tour winner fired a 9-under 63 at Kingsbarns, highlighted by seven birdies and an eagle.
Thomas Detry is another shot back at 15-under, while Niklas Norgaard and Jacob Skov Olesen sit at 14-under.
Former champions Robert MacIntyre and Matt Fitzpatrick are among a large group at 12-under.
But Sunday starts with everyone chasing Jarvis. He’s already proved twice this season that he can close. Now he gets the chance to do it on one of golf’s most famous stages.
