Aberdonian 11 shots behind third-round leader Lee Westwood
Richie Ramsay loses more ground
with 75 in South African Open
Richie Ramsay has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous in three rounds of the South African Open championship.
An opening 66, which had him in joint third place, was followed by a par 72 and then a three-over 72 today for a three-under-par 213. That's not bad scoring by "normal " standards but not at the races for anyone trying to win on the European Tour.
The Aberdonian never recovered from a bad start - bogeys at the first and fourth. He did birdied the 10th but promptly bogeyed the 14th and then came a late disaster. He double-bogeyed the par-4 16th - his second double bogey in 54 holes, which is a definite "No-No" when you are playing with the "big boys" of European golf.
If it's any consolation to Ramsay, home favourite Ernie Els took two shots more than Richie did in the third round. Els has scored 67-67-77 for 211.
Ramsay is a distant 11 shots behind third-round leader Lee Westwood who has scored 66, 68 and 68 for 14-under-par 202.
That gives the English Ryder Cup player a two-shot lead from Frenchman Michael Lorenzo-Vera (72 for 204) and Ulsterman Gareth Maybin (69).
Andrew Coltart continues to prosper on his return to the European Tour. The former Ryder Cup Scot from Thornhill shot a five-under-par 67 to be on six-under 210.
Coltart birdied the second, fifth, sixth, 10th, 14th and 15th. Only a bogey at the 17th took a little bit of the shine off his round. But halves of 33 and 34 for a 67 saw him climb the leaderboard after opening rounds of 71 and 72.
David Drysdale had a 70 for 212 and Scottish amateur champion and rookie pro Callum Macaulay had a 74 for 214.
It was the Tulliallan man's first round over par on the European Tour, having made the cut last week and this week as well, obviously, making seven rounds in all. If his above-par rounds are as infrequent as that, Callum will be doing OK.
He started well enough with birdies at the first and second but gave the shots back with a double bogey 5 at the short fourth. A birdie at the long fifth put him under par again but he bogeyed the ninth to turn in par 36. A bogey at the 11th was cancelled out by a 2 at the short 12th but there was no way back from bogeys at the 13th and 15th in an inward 38.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
202 Lee Westwood 66 68 68.
204 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 67 65 72, Gareth Maybin (NIr) 66 69 69.
205 Rory McIlroy 70 68 67, George Coetzee (Rsa) 69 68 68, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 70 66 69.
206 Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 72 69 65, Damien McGrane 70 64 72.
207 Len Mattiace (US) 70 66 71, Ross McGowan 66 70 71.
208 Chris Wood 68 69 71, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 68 74 66, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 66 71 71, Simon Dyson 67 73 68, Darren Clarke 74 67 67, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 72 69 67.
209 John Mellor 70 68 71, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 64 72 73, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 69 73 67, Branden Grace (Rsa) 69 67 7e, Michael Hoey (NIr) 70 66 73.
210 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 70 68 72, Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 66 72 72, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 70 71 69, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 72 70 68, Andrew Coltart 71 72 67, Gary Lockerbie 72 69 69, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 69 71 70, Richard Finch 69 70 71, Gary Murphy 72 71 67, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 65 74 71, Tim Clark (Rsa) 67 73 70, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa) 72 67 71, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 70 71 69
211 Martin Wiegele (Aut) 69 68 74, Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 71 69 71, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 66 71 74, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 74 69 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 71 69, David Frost (Rsa) 68 72 71, Lee Slattery 68 72 71, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 70 71 70, Ernie Els (Rsa) 67 67 77.
212 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 70 72, Peter Hanson (Swe) 74 68 70, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 68 72 72, David Drysdale 74 68 70, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 74 71, Johan Edfors (Swe) 72 70 70
213 Richie Ramsay 66 72 75, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 69 71 73, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 73 69 71, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 70 70 73, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 72 71 70
214 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 72 69 73, Justin Rose 69 74 71, Peter Karmis (Rsa) 69 71 74, Callum Macaulay 71 69 74, Jake Roos (Rsa) 70 70 74, Carlos del Moral (Spa) 69 68 77, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 74 71
215 Marco Ruiz (Par) 69 73 73, Ariel Canete (Arg) 73 70 72
216 Wil Besseling (Ned) 75 68 73, Adrian Ford (Rsa) 70 71 75, Estanislao Goya (Arg) 70 72 74, Alan McLean 71 72 73, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 74 69 73
217 Steve Basson (Rsa) 72 71 74, Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 71 72 74
219 Antti Ahokas (Fin) 71 69 79, Albert Pistorius (Rsa) 68 75 76
with 75 in South African Open
Richie Ramsay has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous in three rounds of the South African Open championship.
An opening 66, which had him in joint third place, was followed by a par 72 and then a three-over 72 today for a three-under-par 213. That's not bad scoring by "normal " standards but not at the races for anyone trying to win on the European Tour.
The Aberdonian never recovered from a bad start - bogeys at the first and fourth. He did birdied the 10th but promptly bogeyed the 14th and then came a late disaster. He double-bogeyed the par-4 16th - his second double bogey in 54 holes, which is a definite "No-No" when you are playing with the "big boys" of European golf.
If it's any consolation to Ramsay, home favourite Ernie Els took two shots more than Richie did in the third round. Els has scored 67-67-77 for 211.
Ramsay is a distant 11 shots behind third-round leader Lee Westwood who has scored 66, 68 and 68 for 14-under-par 202.
That gives the English Ryder Cup player a two-shot lead from Frenchman Michael Lorenzo-Vera (72 for 204) and Ulsterman Gareth Maybin (69).
Andrew Coltart continues to prosper on his return to the European Tour. The former Ryder Cup Scot from Thornhill shot a five-under-par 67 to be on six-under 210.
Coltart birdied the second, fifth, sixth, 10th, 14th and 15th. Only a bogey at the 17th took a little bit of the shine off his round. But halves of 33 and 34 for a 67 saw him climb the leaderboard after opening rounds of 71 and 72.
David Drysdale had a 70 for 212 and Scottish amateur champion and rookie pro Callum Macaulay had a 74 for 214.
It was the Tulliallan man's first round over par on the European Tour, having made the cut last week and this week as well, obviously, making seven rounds in all. If his above-par rounds are as infrequent as that, Callum will be doing OK.
He started well enough with birdies at the first and second but gave the shots back with a double bogey 5 at the short fourth. A birdie at the long fifth put him under par again but he bogeyed the ninth to turn in par 36. A bogey at the 11th was cancelled out by a 2 at the short 12th but there was no way back from bogeys at the 13th and 15th in an inward 38.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
202 Lee Westwood 66 68 68.
204 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 67 65 72, Gareth Maybin (NIr) 66 69 69.
205 Rory McIlroy 70 68 67, George Coetzee (Rsa) 69 68 68, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 70 66 69.
206 Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 72 69 65, Damien McGrane 70 64 72.
207 Len Mattiace (US) 70 66 71, Ross McGowan 66 70 71.
208 Chris Wood 68 69 71, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 68 74 66, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 66 71 71, Simon Dyson 67 73 68, Darren Clarke 74 67 67, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 72 69 67.
209 John Mellor 70 68 71, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 64 72 73, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 69 73 67, Branden Grace (Rsa) 69 67 7e, Michael Hoey (NIr) 70 66 73.
210 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 70 68 72, Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 66 72 72, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 70 71 69, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 72 70 68, Andrew Coltart 71 72 67, Gary Lockerbie 72 69 69, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 69 71 70, Richard Finch 69 70 71, Gary Murphy 72 71 67, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 65 74 71, Tim Clark (Rsa) 67 73 70, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa) 72 67 71, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 70 71 69
211 Martin Wiegele (Aut) 69 68 74, Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 71 69 71, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 66 71 74, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 74 69 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 71 69, David Frost (Rsa) 68 72 71, Lee Slattery 68 72 71, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 70 71 70, Ernie Els (Rsa) 67 67 77.
212 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 70 72, Peter Hanson (Swe) 74 68 70, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 68 72 72, David Drysdale 74 68 70, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 74 71, Johan Edfors (Swe) 72 70 70
213 Richie Ramsay 66 72 75, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 69 71 73, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 73 69 71, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 70 70 73, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 72 71 70
214 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 72 69 73, Justin Rose 69 74 71, Peter Karmis (Rsa) 69 71 74, Callum Macaulay 71 69 74, Jake Roos (Rsa) 70 70 74, Carlos del Moral (Spa) 69 68 77, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 74 71
215 Marco Ruiz (Par) 69 73 73, Ariel Canete (Arg) 73 70 72
216 Wil Besseling (Ned) 75 68 73, Adrian Ford (Rsa) 70 71 75, Estanislao Goya (Arg) 70 72 74, Alan McLean 71 72 73, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 74 69 73
217 Steve Basson (Rsa) 72 71 74, Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 71 72 74
219 Antti Ahokas (Fin) 71 69 79, Albert Pistorius (Rsa) 68 75 76
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