Costly time mistake for Webster

Former English amateur champion Shaun Webster was given a one-shot penalty and a £500 fine for slow play on Sunday - and it could cost him a place on the European tour.

Worse still as he tried to speed up, slumped to a six-over-par 78.

"I didn't like doing it, but I'd spoken to him and felt I had to act," said rules official Miguel Vidaor after imposing the first shot penalty for slow play since the school was first held in 1976.

Webster commented: "I think it unsettled all three of us in the group. It felt like we were running for a while, but then we got held up ourselves for the last six or seven holes so there didn't seem much point.

"Although I don't have £500 to blow (it cost him £880 just to enter the school) I don't care about the money. It's the shot - I'm here to try to finish in the top 35."

Philip Walton, Ryder Cup player just four years ago is in an even worse position, shooting 81. He may need as low as a closing 66 to have any chance of retaining his card.

"The situation is not good. It has to be a low one now," he said.

Justing Rose is in good shape after another solid round and barring disasters should gain his tour card.

"I felt a little bit more tense today and I guess there'll be even more in the final round. But I feel I can handle it," he said.

"There's no point stressing about it and off the course I've been having a good time. After starting with a 74 my goal was to move up each day and I've done that."

352 N Fasth (Swe) 72 70 70 68 72

353 A Forsyth 65 71 73 69 75

354 M Mackenzie 69 70 73 67 75

355 G Murphy 74 68 72 71 70

356 J Rose 74 69 69 72 72, N Vanhootegem (Bel) 70 73 70 71 72, R Coles 68 72 71 70 75, T Gillis (USA) 68 71 70 71 76

358 F Jacobson (Swe) 67 75 71 73 72, D Lee 70 71 69 73 75

359 R Chapman 70 74 70 74 71, I Hutchings (Rsa) 66 72 73 75 73

360 P Nyman (Swe) 71 70 74 73 72, S Richardson 76 71 69 71 73, R Johnson 69 69 73 75 74, D Lynn 68 69 72 77 74, M Anglert (Swe) 72 72 71 70 75

361 M Pilkington 69 73 71 76 72, O Eliasson (Swe) 76 70 74 69 72, M Florioli (Ita) 72 67 74 74 74, J-F Lucquin (Fra) 71 68 71 76 75, J Wade (Aus) 74 72 72 72 71, R Byrd (USA) 73 70 69 71 78, K Carissimi (USA) 69 71 69 71 81

362 P Way 76 71 71 71 73, E Boult (Nzl) 80 69 74 65 74, P Fowler (Aus) 71 72 70 75 74, N Cheetham 72 68 74 74 74, N Ludwell 72 71 70 72 77, I Giner (Spa) 70 65 70 77 80

363 R Derksen (Ned) 77 71 71 70 74, G Hamerton 69 70 75 74 75, T Carolan (Aus) 72 73 73 72 73, S Hurley 70 72 72 72 77, M Blackey 69 68 72 76 78, S Cage 70 71 72 71 79

364 C Pena (USA) 72 72 72 73 75, S Field 73 67 72 77 75, M Pendaries (Fra) 69 74 71 73 77, F Tarnaud (Fra) 74 71 73 72 74, M Tunnicliff 71 73 72 74 74, P Archer 75 71 72 72 74, JM Carriles (Spa) 72 76 69 73 74, F Roca (Spa) 70 76 73 72 73, I Poulter 74 73 73 71 73

365 S Watson 72 72 70 75 76, R Gonzalez (Arg) 74 73 73 68 77, A Butterfield 73 71 70 74 77, M Eliasson (Swe) 70 72 70 78 75, S Rowe 72 72 75 72 74, A Raitt 70 72 74 75 74, H Nystrom (Swe) 75 71 73 72 74

366 S Delagrange (Fra) 70 74 72 73 77, A Bonhomme (Aus) 73 71 73 72 77, E Little 69 72 73 76 76, S Wakefield 71 74 71 75 75, G Rankin 72 72 74 73 75, A Sherborne 72 69 77 73 75, B Pettersson (Swe) 75 76 73 68 74

367 JM Kula (Fra) 70 71 73 75 78, S Webster 71 70 76 72 78, P Nilbrink (Swe) 71 71 72 76 77, R Drummond 73 73 72 74 75

368 N Henning (Rsa) 72 69 74 73 80, P Sherman 70 72 72 73 81, F Cupillard (Fra) 69 73 74 75 77, J Rystrom (Swe) 73 67 75 77 76, K Vainola (Fin) 72 75 72 73 76, D Chopra (Swe) 75 75 69 73 76

369 A Beal 70 70 76 73 80, F Andersson (Swe) 73 71 75 70 80, A Le Vesconte (Aus) 73 70 73 75 78, M Cain (Aus) 69 75 74 74 77

370 P Walton 68 73 78 70 81, H Stenson (Swe) 76 73 69 73 79, G Dodd (Aus) 72 70 76 74 78

371 J Hepworth 70 72 75 75 79