Anders Emil Ejlersen produced an eagle-eagle-birdie finish to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dormy Open.
The Dane fired a seven under par 64 on moving day at Upsala GolfKlubb to climb the leaderboard to 18 under, one shot clear of his countryman Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen and Englishman Jamie Rutherford.
Having played the front nine in one under, Ejlersen stood on the 16th tee among a cluster of players two shots back of the lead.
However, after finding the par five in two and rolling home the putt, the Dane would then hole out on the par four 17th for a consecutive eagle. The 26-year-old then closed out his round with a birdie on the last to move clear at the top.
“I played well but didn’t make a lot of putts,” he said. “Then all a sudden I’m on 16, make an eagle, then holed a bunker shot on 17 for another eagle then finish with a birdie on 18 and here I am leading this tournament.
“I knew I was two shots behind, but anything can happen on the last three holes, especially on this course and I took advantage.”
Ejlersen has been competing on the Nordic Golf League this year and has made just three HotelPlanner Tour starts in 2025. The 26-year-old, who only found out he was playing on Sunday prior to the event, felt he managed his nerves well during the third round in Uppsala.
“I was a little bit nervous with this being a new experience for me, but I thought I’d just take it as another day on the golf course,” he added.
“I teed off a little bit shaky but after three holes I settled down and realized this is just another round and played pretty well from there.”
Ejlersen will tee it up in Sunday’s final grouping for the first time and is looking to remain calm as he eyes a maiden victory.
“I am going to try and replicate today. I am playing with Jonathan who is a very good friend of mine, so I’ll just treat it as any other round. I’ve played with him so many times so that will ease my nerves slightly.
“I will just try to hit some good golf shots, makes some putts and see where that gets me.”
Dutchman Vince van Veen, New Zealander Sam Jones, Englishman John Gough and Frenchman Felix Mory share fourth place on 15 under par, one shot ahead of Spaniard Rocco Repetto Taylor, England’s Alfie Plant and Australian Hayden Hopewell.
About the HotelPlanner Tour
The HotelPlanner Tour, formerly the Challenge Tour, had its first official season in 1989, and has developed into a proven training ground, where the champions-in-waiting compete across the globe for a place on the DP World Tour.
Many players who have progressed from the HotelPlanner Tour have gone on to become Major Champions – including Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick and Brooks Koepka – and Ryder Cup stars, such as Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre, Nicolai Højgaard and Tyrrell Hatton.
Using its vast international schedule and relationships with golf federations and PGAs, the HotelPlanner Tour is widely accessible to professionals from across the globe, giving players from developing golfing nations the opportunity to test their skill amongst some of the most talented up and coming stars in world golf.
HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology company, has been the title partner of the HotelPlanner Tour since the start of the 2025 season.
About the European Tour group
The European Tour group administers the DP World Tour, the HotelPlanner Tour, the Legends Tour and the G4D Tour and, as the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe LLP, stages golf’s greatest team contest, the Ryder Cup, in partnership with the PGA of America.
The European Tour group has Strategic Partnerships with the PGA TOUR, the Sunshine Tour, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), and the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India. These partnerships provide global pathways for players from across the world to compete internationally on the DP World Tour, the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group which was established in 1972, as well as the HotelPlanner Tour.
