Karlsson leads by four in PGA Championship
McGinley slumps from the sublime
to the ridiculous at Wentworth
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
After two of the best days of his career Paul McGinley slumped to his worst score of the year - a seven-over-par 79 - in blustery conditions at Wentworth.
And now he needs to come from five back to lift one of Europe's biggest titles.
Four clear in the BMW PGA Championship after a record-breaking 13-under-par performance in the opening two rounds, the 41-year-old Dubliner saw Ryder Cup team-mate Robert Karlsson sweep past him into pole position.
Karlsson himself managed a superb 70, which, in conditions that caused havoc, was bettered by only three players all day.
The 38-year-old, third in the last two European Tour events in Italy and Ireland, now stands at 11 under par 205 and four clear of Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and England's Oliver Wilson in the race for a first prize of nearly £600,000.
McGinley's closing bogey 6 dropped him into a tie for joint fourth place with Argentina's Daniel Vancsik and Indian Jyoti Randhawa.
McGinley's problems started when he pushed a long-iron off the first tee into a bunker and came up short of the green in two.
He then chipped off the back and after electing to use his putter sent it six feet past and missed the return for a double bogey 6
A pulled drive down the 465yd third led to a bogey and his next mistake came when he went a fraction long at the short fifth and missed his 5ft par save attempt. He did come back with a birdie on the sixth, but three-putted the 11th and even though he birdied the long 12th - the last hole downwind - Karlsson eagled it after two marvellous shots to 10 feet.
The closing stretch was a challenge for everybody and, try as he did, McGinley just could not prevent further bogeys going on his card at the 13th, 14th, 16th and 18th.
Gary Orr is having his best European Tour event for a long time. He starts the final day only six shots off the pace in joint seventh place after scores of 70, 68 and 73.
Alastair Forsyth, Marc Warren and Paul Lawrie, the only other Scots to survive the halfway cut, are on 214, 214 and 215 respectively. Forsyth had a third-round 72, Warren a mediocre 75 but Lawrie did better. His round of 70 matched the performance of the tournament leader.
How they stand
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
205 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 66 69 70
209 Oliver Wilson 70 66 73, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 67 72
210 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 68 70 72, Paul McGinley 65 66 79, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 73 68 69
211 Gary Orr 70 68 73, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 70 73 68
212 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 71 67 74, Paul Casey 71 68 73, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 68 71 73, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 71 65 76, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 72 66 74, Richard Green (Aus) 70 69 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70 71, Miles Tunnicliff 70 65 77, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 67 69 76
213 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 71 70, Steve Webster 71 70 72, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 72 71 70, Simon Khan 71 71 71, Oliver Fisher 71 73 69
214 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 72 72 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 72 71 71, Andres Romero (Arg) 72 69 73, Alexander Noren (Swe) 75 68 71, Marc Warren 69 70 75, Alastair Forsyth 72 70 72, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 71 71, Luke Donald 72 69 73
215 Damien McGrane 72 66 77, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 71 69 75, Soren Hansen (Den) 76 66 73, Simon Dyson 75 67 73, Peter Lawrie 73 72 70, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 72 69 74, Sam Walker 75 68 72, Paul Lawrie 72 73 70, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 76 69 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 73 68 74, Mark Foster 72 70 73, Sam Little 74 68 73
216 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 70 70 76, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 76 71, Ariel Canete (Arg) 74 71 71, Simon Wakefield 68 71 77
217 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 75 69 73, Garry Houston 68 74 75, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 76 74, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 73 70 74, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 73 72 72, Paul Broadhurst 72 71 74, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 72 74, Gregory Havret (Fra) 70 74 73
218 Graeme McDowell 70 73 75, David Howell 70 71 77, Jamie Donaldson 72 72 74, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 74 70 74, Johan Edfors (Swe) 71 74 73, Thomas Levet (Fra) 74 71 73
219 Nick Dougherty 70 73 76, Ross McGowan 73 72 74
220 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 69 76 75, Anton Haig (Rsa) 70 75 75, Robert Dinwiddie 78 63 79
221 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 72 79, Anders Hansen (Den) 75 69 77, Matthew Morris 71 74 76
222 Marcel Siem (Ger) 71 73 78
225 Ross Fisher 72 73 80
to the ridiculous at Wentworth
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
After two of the best days of his career Paul McGinley slumped to his worst score of the year - a seven-over-par 79 - in blustery conditions at Wentworth.
And now he needs to come from five back to lift one of Europe's biggest titles.
Four clear in the BMW PGA Championship after a record-breaking 13-under-par performance in the opening two rounds, the 41-year-old Dubliner saw Ryder Cup team-mate Robert Karlsson sweep past him into pole position.
Karlsson himself managed a superb 70, which, in conditions that caused havoc, was bettered by only three players all day.
The 38-year-old, third in the last two European Tour events in Italy and Ireland, now stands at 11 under par 205 and four clear of Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and England's Oliver Wilson in the race for a first prize of nearly £600,000.
McGinley's closing bogey 6 dropped him into a tie for joint fourth place with Argentina's Daniel Vancsik and Indian Jyoti Randhawa.
McGinley's problems started when he pushed a long-iron off the first tee into a bunker and came up short of the green in two.
He then chipped off the back and after electing to use his putter sent it six feet past and missed the return for a double bogey 6
A pulled drive down the 465yd third led to a bogey and his next mistake came when he went a fraction long at the short fifth and missed his 5ft par save attempt. He did come back with a birdie on the sixth, but three-putted the 11th and even though he birdied the long 12th - the last hole downwind - Karlsson eagled it after two marvellous shots to 10 feet.
The closing stretch was a challenge for everybody and, try as he did, McGinley just could not prevent further bogeys going on his card at the 13th, 14th, 16th and 18th.
Gary Orr is having his best European Tour event for a long time. He starts the final day only six shots off the pace in joint seventh place after scores of 70, 68 and 73.
Alastair Forsyth, Marc Warren and Paul Lawrie, the only other Scots to survive the halfway cut, are on 214, 214 and 215 respectively. Forsyth had a third-round 72, Warren a mediocre 75 but Lawrie did better. His round of 70 matched the performance of the tournament leader.
How they stand
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
205 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 66 69 70
209 Oliver Wilson 70 66 73, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 67 72
210 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 68 70 72, Paul McGinley 65 66 79, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 73 68 69
211 Gary Orr 70 68 73, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 70 73 68
212 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 71 67 74, Paul Casey 71 68 73, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 68 71 73, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 71 65 76, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 72 66 74, Richard Green (Aus) 70 69 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70 71, Miles Tunnicliff 70 65 77, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 67 69 76
213 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 71 70, Steve Webster 71 70 72, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 72 71 70, Simon Khan 71 71 71, Oliver Fisher 71 73 69
214 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 72 72 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 72 71 71, Andres Romero (Arg) 72 69 73, Alexander Noren (Swe) 75 68 71, Marc Warren 69 70 75, Alastair Forsyth 72 70 72, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 71 71, Luke Donald 72 69 73
215 Damien McGrane 72 66 77, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 71 69 75, Soren Hansen (Den) 76 66 73, Simon Dyson 75 67 73, Peter Lawrie 73 72 70, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 72 69 74, Sam Walker 75 68 72, Paul Lawrie 72 73 70, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 76 69 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 73 68 74, Mark Foster 72 70 73, Sam Little 74 68 73
216 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 70 70 76, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 76 71, Ariel Canete (Arg) 74 71 71, Simon Wakefield 68 71 77
217 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 75 69 73, Garry Houston 68 74 75, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 76 74, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 73 70 74, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 73 72 72, Paul Broadhurst 72 71 74, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 72 74, Gregory Havret (Fra) 70 74 73
218 Graeme McDowell 70 73 75, David Howell 70 71 77, Jamie Donaldson 72 72 74, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 74 70 74, Johan Edfors (Swe) 71 74 73, Thomas Levet (Fra) 74 71 73
219 Nick Dougherty 70 73 76, Ross McGowan 73 72 74
220 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 69 76 75, Anton Haig (Rsa) 70 75 75, Robert Dinwiddie 78 63 79
221 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 72 79, Anders Hansen (Den) 75 69 77, Matthew Morris 71 74 76
222 Marcel Siem (Ger) 71 73 78
225 Ross Fisher 72 73 80
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