Super Sergio surges four shots clear in
Castellon Masters
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Sergio Garcia will take a four-shot lead into the final day of the Castellon Masters - the tournament he is hosting on the course he played as a boy.
The Spaniard, pictured right, was in sparkling form again today at the Club de Campo Mediterraneo, where his father Victor is still the professional, firing a five-under-par 66 to put him on 16 under par overall - a substantial advantage over Englishmen David Lynn and Simon Dyson and Swede Peter Hedblom, who all shot 68 to join Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen (70) at 12 under.
Richard Finch briefly threatened to overthrow Garcia, but the Yorkshireman fell apart on the back nine and had to settle for a level-par 71.
Garcia birdied the second with a long putt and that seemed to set the tone for the rest of the front nine as he picked up shots on four consecutive holes to reach the halfway point five under for the day.
One of those birdies came when he holed a tricky bunker shot at the eighth, typifying his superb touch around the greens, and his putting was equally impressive.
He wobbled slightly after the turn, hitting a wedge out the back of the 10th green and then blasting his tee shot way left on 11 as he attempted to drive the length of the par-four hole.
He should have immediately made amends but he missed a five-foot putt for birdie at the par-three 12th, although Finch, at the time level with the Spaniard on 14 under, was even more wasteful, missing his second putt from inside a metre.
Garcia birdied 13 and 14, leaving Finch trailing in his wake, and he improved to 17 under with another birdie at the par-three 16th, having only just cleared the lake from the tee.
He bogeyed 17 but parred the last - narrowly missing a lengthy birdie putt - to complete another impressive score.
Alvaro Quiros, who won the Portugal Masters last week, started the day just two shots off the leaders but endured a torrid round, signing for a 76 to fall way back on four under.
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Sergio Garcia will take a four-shot lead into the final day of the Castellon Masters - the tournament he is hosting on the course he played as a boy.
The Spaniard, pictured right, was in sparkling form again today at the Club de Campo Mediterraneo, where his father Victor is still the professional, firing a five-under-par 66 to put him on 16 under par overall - a substantial advantage over Englishmen David Lynn and Simon Dyson and Swede Peter Hedblom, who all shot 68 to join Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen (70) at 12 under.
Richard Finch briefly threatened to overthrow Garcia, but the Yorkshireman fell apart on the back nine and had to settle for a level-par 71.
Garcia birdied the second with a long putt and that seemed to set the tone for the rest of the front nine as he picked up shots on four consecutive holes to reach the halfway point five under for the day.
One of those birdies came when he holed a tricky bunker shot at the eighth, typifying his superb touch around the greens, and his putting was equally impressive.
He wobbled slightly after the turn, hitting a wedge out the back of the 10th green and then blasting his tee shot way left on 11 as he attempted to drive the length of the par-four hole.
He should have immediately made amends but he missed a five-foot putt for birdie at the par-three 12th, although Finch, at the time level with the Spaniard on 14 under, was even more wasteful, missing his second putt from inside a metre.
Garcia birdied 13 and 14, leaving Finch trailing in his wake, and he improved to 17 under with another birdie at the par-three 16th, having only just cleared the lake from the tee.
He bogeyed 17 but parred the last - narrowly missing a lengthy birdie putt - to complete another impressive score.
Alvaro Quiros, who won the Portugal Masters last week, started the day just two shots off the leaders but endured a torrid round, signing for a 76 to fall way back on four under.
Stephen Gallacher is the leading Scot in joint sixth place on 202 after an excellent third-round 65. Alastair Forsyth is on 211 and Paul Lawrie 212.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 213 (3 x 71)
197 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 66 65 66
201 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 64 67 70, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 68 65 68, Simon Dyson 66 67 68, David Lynn 67 66 68
202 Stephen Gallacher 67 70 65, Richard Finch 65 66 71
203 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 67 68 68, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 67 67
204 Rory McIlroy 68 67 69, Alexander Noren (Swe) 68 68 68, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 65 70 69
205 Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa) 70 68 67, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 66 69, Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 66 72 67, Peter Hanson (Swe) 65 73 67, Paul Casey 69 67 69, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 69 68 68, Phillip Archer 67 68 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 68 70 67, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 69 68 68
206 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 66 69, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 71 67 68, Gary Orr 70 67 69, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 66 71 69, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 66 67 73, Jean Van de velde (Fra) 68 70 68, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 65 72 69
207 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 72 65 70, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 71 69 67, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 70 70 67, Anthony Wall 71 69 67, Justin Rose 67 70 70, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 66 71, Sam Little 72 69 66, Bradley Dredge 71 68 68, Thomas Levet (Fra) 66 68 73
208 David Griffiths 67 71 70
209 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 68 70, Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 68 69, Garry Houston 67 71 71, Chris Wood 68 72 69, Nick Dougherty 68 69 72, John Bickerton 66 70 73, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 67 66 76
210 Pedro Linhart (Spa) 68 72 70, Stuart Manley 69 68 73, Mark Foster 72 70 68, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 68 71
211 Lee Slattery 71 71 69, Alastair Forsyth 68 70 73, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 67 71 73, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 71 69 71, Ross McGowan 72 69 70
212 Paul Lawrie 71 70 71, Barry Lane 71 69 72
213 Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 73 69 71, Simon Wakefield 72 68 73, Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 71 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 73 71
214 David Howell 69 73 72
215 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 72 70 73, Benn Barham 68 72 75
216 Pelle Edberg (Swe) 70 72 74
217 Markus Brier (Aut) 74 67 76, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 72 70 75
201 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 64 67 70, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 68 65 68, Simon Dyson 66 67 68, David Lynn 67 66 68
202 Stephen Gallacher 67 70 65, Richard Finch 65 66 71
203 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 67 68 68, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 67 67
204 Rory McIlroy 68 67 69, Alexander Noren (Swe) 68 68 68, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 65 70 69
205 Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa) 70 68 67, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 66 69, Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 66 72 67, Peter Hanson (Swe) 65 73 67, Paul Casey 69 67 69, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 69 68 68, Phillip Archer 67 68 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 68 70 67, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 69 68 68
206 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 66 69, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 71 67 68, Gary Orr 70 67 69, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 66 71 69, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 66 67 73, Jean Van de velde (Fra) 68 70 68, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 65 72 69
207 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 72 65 70, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 71 69 67, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 70 70 67, Anthony Wall 71 69 67, Justin Rose 67 70 70, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 66 71, Sam Little 72 69 66, Bradley Dredge 71 68 68, Thomas Levet (Fra) 66 68 73
208 David Griffiths 67 71 70
209 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 68 70, Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 68 69, Garry Houston 67 71 71, Chris Wood 68 72 69, Nick Dougherty 68 69 72, John Bickerton 66 70 73, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 67 66 76
210 Pedro Linhart (Spa) 68 72 70, Stuart Manley 69 68 73, Mark Foster 72 70 68, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 68 71
211 Lee Slattery 71 71 69, Alastair Forsyth 68 70 73, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 67 71 73, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 71 69 71, Ross McGowan 72 69 70
212 Paul Lawrie 71 70 71, Barry Lane 71 69 72
213 Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 73 69 71, Simon Wakefield 72 68 73, Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 71 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 73 71
214 David Howell 69 73 72
215 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 72 70 73, Benn Barham 68 72 75
216 Pelle Edberg (Swe) 70 72 74
217 Markus Brier (Aut) 74 67 76, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 72 70 75
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