Alex Noren has got himself right in with a chance of winning the BMW PGA Championship after a fine Saturday at Wentworth.
Noren came home in 66 to go joint top of the leaderboard alongside Adrien Saddier.
Noren has already enjoyed a good 2025, returning to the winner’s circle by winning the British Masters in August and he now has a chance to add a second big title to his resume from the UK.
Of course, Noren will need to play well and not only catch up with Saddier, but hold off the impressive Tyrrell Hatton and a bunch of big names behind.
Nevertheless, Noren has spoken of his love at being in contention, albeit he was a touch angry as he felt things could have gone even better.
Alex Noren reacts as he leads the BMW PGA Championship
Alex Noren is one of those players on the DP World Tour who everyone seems to love and there’s been a desperation for years from fans to see him win on the PGA Tour.
Now, with a golden chance at winning one of the big ones outside of the majors, Noren has spoken of why he felt things could have gone even better.
“Amazing,” Noren said of Saddier’s finish.
“I was a little bit angry after my kind of unforced bogey on 13, the middle of the fairway, in between clubs, and tried to hit a hard nine and just duffed it. And then played better coming in, and then holed a long one on 16. You know, when you get a little bit of fortune like that, it kind of makes 17 and 18 easier.”
Noren was then questioned on if he feels he can win another big one now he’s in contention.
And for the Swede, it’s all about getting a clear mindset.
“Yeah, it’s going to be so much fun. I love this. I’m going to work a little bit with my coach now and pick out a few shots that I didn’t feel comfortable over and do some putting stuff, and just get prepared for tomorrow with a clear mind what to do. It’s so much fun, yeah.”
Alex Noren says why his irons have been better than his wedge play
Swedish star Noren has one of the smoothest swings in the world and while he might not be the longest, he’s always been accurate.
That has helped him round Wentworth, where he’s managed to keep putting himself in positions to make putts.
Of course, key to that is the iron play and wedge play and according to Noren himself, it is his iron play that has really got going this week.
“I mean I hit some good iron shots. I think my irons have been better than my wedges, and then pretty good off the tee today, and especially Thursday was great. The lift, clean and place, it’s really tricky if you’re in the rough. So it helps a lot to hit it a little bit straighter. But it’s been a wonderful three days, a lot of fun out there,” Noren continued.
With a big day to come and some big names sniffing behind, Noren knows he’ll need his best to win.
But he’s done it before – 11 times in fact – so adding win number 12 on the DP World Tour won’t be too daunting.
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