Fowler the favourite for Gullane glory

Sky Sports Golf, 3pm Sunday

Story so far
Jens Dantorp was a 500-1 rag at the start of the week for the Scottish Open, but the Swedish maiden leads by a shot heading into the final round at the Gullane Club.

Justin Rose, 10-1 favourite ante-post, is sharing 11th place, only three shots behind on a tight leaderboard, while Rickie Fowler, 11-1 at the outset, is tied for second spot, only one shot off the pace.

There are 17 players within three shots of the lead and a thrilling final round is in store. A cloudy, breezy afternoon is expected for the denouement, with the final pairing of Dantorp and Ryan Fox due off at 3.45pm.

Leaderboard
-13 Jens Dantorp
-12 Rickie Fowler, Marcel Siem, Alexander Bjork, Scott Hend, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fox
-11 Aaron Rai, Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Knox
-10 Eddie Pepperell, Justin Rose, Trevor Immelman, Dean Burmester, Brandon Stone, Joakim Lagergren, Thomas Pieters

Best prices
4 R Fowler, 8 M Fitzpatrick, 9 T Hatton, 10 A Bjork, 12 R Knox, 14 J Rose, 16 J Dantorp, 20 S Hend, 28 M Siem, 35 T Pieters, 40 A Rai, 50 bar

Final-round advice
Rickie Fowler, the only course winner at Gullane, was a confident Racing Post Sport each-way selection at 11-1 ante-post and there is no reason to desert the American raider with 18 holes to play.

Fowler loves links golf and seems particularly fond of this layout. A bogey-free, three-under-par, third-round back-nine hauled him up to a share of second place – just behind a nervous frontrunner – and this looks a solid opportunity for the world number seven to register his first victory of 2018.

That said, even in the expectation of the leader quickly fading, there are plenty of dangers to Fowler alongside him on the board, as well as just behind.

Punters with a decent chunk on Fowler should be particularly wary of the threat posed by Matthew Fitzpatrick, who has the perfect game for Gullane and could be worth a cover-shot at 8-1.

Ryan Fox, Alexander Bjork, Tyrrell Hatton and Russell Knox are other dangermen lurking only a shot behind Fowler.

Final-round twoball punters are pointed towards Fox, who was a playoff loser in the Irish Open last week and should be much more comfortable in the final pairing than the inexperienced Dantorp.

Fitzpatrick can outscore Scott Hend in the penultimate match, while Bjork should prove too steady for Marcel Siem (3.25pm).

Twoballs recommendations
R Fox
1pt 13-20 Coral, Ladbrokes

M Fitzpatrick
1pt 13-20 Coral, Ladbrokes

A Bjork
1pt 13-20 Coral, Ladbrokes

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