ALEX BAKER | JON BAKER
Three Holes Undo Forty-Five
The margin at the top of the TEG 11 Trophy is precisely what it was on Friday evening; only the names on either side of it have swapped places.
Jon Baker had led the TEG 11 Trophy since the fourth hole of round one. Forty-five holes of unbroken possession. It went at the 13th on Saturday at El Prat's Azul course, and it went to his brother.
Alex Baker had already drawn level at the very first hole of the round, only for Jon to restore his advantage. Then came the 11th, the 12th and the 13th. Jon dropped seven shots across them: a double bogey, another double, and a triple at the 13th. Not one net par in the sequence.
Alex, over almost the same ground, did the opposite. Three pars in a row from the 12th through the 14th, nine clean Stableford points, no fuss at all. He took outright possession of the lead on the 13th green.
The margin at the top of the Trophy did not move. Two points before, two points after. Only the names had swapped. Jon Baker led for 45 holes and is now exactly as far behind as he was once ahead, which is a tidy piece of accounting and no comfort whatsoever.