Alfred Dunhill Links Championship ends Monday
Luke Donald leads by one but Richie Ramsay still has home win chance
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Luke Donald gave himself the chance to end three and a half years without a win by matching the lowest round of his European Tour career in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship today.
Donald, pictured right, followed a 65 at the St Andrews' Old Course with an eight under par 64 at Kingsbarns and heads back to the Home Of Golf for Monday's final round with a one-stroke lead over fellow Englishman Simon Dyson and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy.
One shot further back are Michael Hoey, who went round the Old Course in two under, fellow Northern Irishman Darren Clarke, Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay - who shot five under, seven under and two under respectively at Kingsbarns.
The tournament, which has a first prize of more than £485,000, goes into an extra day because no play was possible on Saturday because of gale-force winds.
Donald enjoyed a flying start, picking up three birdies in the first four holes. Four more in six followed, beginning at the eighth.
Although he dropped a shot at the 15th, Donald birdied the next two and parred the last to match his outward nine 32.
Donald, whose nine birdies constituted the round of the day at Kingsbarns, said: “I gave myself a lot of chances from ten, 15 feet and just really rolled the ball nicely today.
“I made pretty much everything I looked at. Just one spoilt by a bad swing on 15, hit it in the water but still made a pretty good 4 there.
“I knew that the wind was pretty benign for here, and there's definitely some scoring opportunities out on this course, so I thought if I could make five or six birdies that, would be good, but obviously went a few better.”
Looking ahead to tomorrow’s final round, he added: “There are some great names and pretty packed leaderboard, too.
“I'm obviously going to have to not play safe at all. If the weather is anything like that, I'm going to have to go out there and shoot a lot of birdies and hope it's good enough.
“This is a great tournament for the European Tour, and around the world, and it's got a great field. It's been a while since I've won, so hopefully I can get back in that winning circle.”
McIlroy picked up an eagle on the par 5 third but three bogeys in the next five holes meant he slipped back before picking up a birdie at the long ninth.
Having gone out in 36 though, the 20 year old went round the back nine in 33, thanks to birdies at the par 4 11th and 14th, plus the par 5 12th.
“I'll have to play very well to win,” he said. “It's a very congested leaderboard and I'm sure someone will come out and shoot a 66 out of that pack. I'll have to play very well and just try and keep my nose in front.”
McIlroy, playing with his father Gerry who celebrates his 50th birthday tomorrow, added: “It will be great tomorrow and hopefully I can play well again and he can knock a few putts in and we might challenge in the team event, as well.”
Dyson began the day on six under but picked up a birdie at the par five third and eagled the par four sixth before gaining another shot on the 12th.
He dropped a shot at the 15th but recovered by birdieing the 16th and last.
Asked what it would mean to win tomorrow, Dyson revealed: “It would be very special. This is one of, if not, the biggest tournament on our calendar. So it will be an interesting day.”
Meanwhile, amateur Robert Hersov hit a hole in one on the 157yd eighth hole - his 17th hole of the day - at Carnoustie.
The South African said: "I took out a four iron and by then we knew we weren't making the cut so I was in relaxed mode and I hit the ball and it was just so crisp.
“It rolled up the green and everyone started to say it was going in and it did!”
Leaders in the amateur team contest are Denmark's Soren Hansen and Irish stud farm owner Kieran McManus, son of J P McManus, whose 31 under par total of 185 led Australian Scott Strange and former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh by a shot.
Luke Donald gave himself the chance to end three and a half years without a win by matching the lowest round of his European Tour career in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship today.
Donald, pictured right, followed a 65 at the St Andrews' Old Course with an eight under par 64 at Kingsbarns and heads back to the Home Of Golf for Monday's final round with a one-stroke lead over fellow Englishman Simon Dyson and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy.
One shot further back are Michael Hoey, who went round the Old Course in two under, fellow Northern Irishman Darren Clarke, Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay - who shot five under, seven under and two under respectively at Kingsbarns.
The tournament, which has a first prize of more than £485,000, goes into an extra day because no play was possible on Saturday because of gale-force winds.
Donald enjoyed a flying start, picking up three birdies in the first four holes. Four more in six followed, beginning at the eighth.
Although he dropped a shot at the 15th, Donald birdied the next two and parred the last to match his outward nine 32.
Donald, whose nine birdies constituted the round of the day at Kingsbarns, said: “I gave myself a lot of chances from ten, 15 feet and just really rolled the ball nicely today.
“I made pretty much everything I looked at. Just one spoilt by a bad swing on 15, hit it in the water but still made a pretty good 4 there.
“I knew that the wind was pretty benign for here, and there's definitely some scoring opportunities out on this course, so I thought if I could make five or six birdies that, would be good, but obviously went a few better.”
Looking ahead to tomorrow’s final round, he added: “There are some great names and pretty packed leaderboard, too.
“I'm obviously going to have to not play safe at all. If the weather is anything like that, I'm going to have to go out there and shoot a lot of birdies and hope it's good enough.
“This is a great tournament for the European Tour, and around the world, and it's got a great field. It's been a while since I've won, so hopefully I can get back in that winning circle.”
McIlroy picked up an eagle on the par 5 third but three bogeys in the next five holes meant he slipped back before picking up a birdie at the long ninth.
Having gone out in 36 though, the 20 year old went round the back nine in 33, thanks to birdies at the par 4 11th and 14th, plus the par 5 12th.
“I'll have to play very well to win,” he said. “It's a very congested leaderboard and I'm sure someone will come out and shoot a 66 out of that pack. I'll have to play very well and just try and keep my nose in front.”
McIlroy, playing with his father Gerry who celebrates his 50th birthday tomorrow, added: “It will be great tomorrow and hopefully I can play well again and he can knock a few putts in and we might challenge in the team event, as well.”
Dyson began the day on six under but picked up a birdie at the par five third and eagled the par four sixth before gaining another shot on the 12th.
He dropped a shot at the 15th but recovered by birdieing the 16th and last.
Asked what it would mean to win tomorrow, Dyson revealed: “It would be very special. This is one of, if not, the biggest tournament on our calendar. So it will be an interesting day.”
Meanwhile, amateur Robert Hersov hit a hole in one on the 157yd eighth hole - his 17th hole of the day - at Carnoustie.
The South African said: "I took out a four iron and by then we knew we weren't making the cut so I was in relaxed mode and I hit the ball and it was just so crisp.
“It rolled up the green and everyone started to say it was going in and it did!”
Leaders in the amateur team contest are Denmark's Soren Hansen and Irish stud farm owner Kieran McManus, son of J P McManus, whose 31 under par total of 185 led Australian Scott Strange and former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh by a shot.
THIRD-ROUND LEADING TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
KINGSBARNS
201 Luke Donald 72 65 64
202 Rory McIlroy 68 65 69, Simon Dyson 68 66 68
203 Richie Ramsay 67 66 70, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 70 68 65, Darren Clarke 68 68 67
204 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 70 64 70
205 Paul McGinley 69 67 69
206 Oliver Wilson 69 67 70, Lee Westwood 73 67 66
207 Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 73 67 67
208 Danny Willett 71 67 70, James Kamte (Rsa) 69 69 70
209 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 74 67 68
210 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 73 69 68, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 71 67 72, Marc Warren 70 69 71, Ernie Els (Rsa) 72 72 66, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 68 70
211 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 70 71 70, Soren Hansen (Den) 71 69 71, Lee Slattery 68 71 72, Simon Khan 74 70 67
212 Brad Faxon (USA) 74 67 71, Brett Quigley (USA) 72 71 69, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 72 73 67, Padraig Harrington 70 70 72
MISSED THE CUT AT KINGSBARNS
213 Robert Dinwiddie 72 71 70, Nick Dougherty 78 68 67
214 Anton Haig (Rsa) 73 72 69, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 80 67 67, Ross Fisher 72 71 71, Richard Finch 71 74 69, Paul Waring 71 69 74
215 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 76 69 70, Robert Rock 72 68 75, David Howell 77 68 70, Colin Montgomerie 73 72 70
216 James Kingston (Rsa) 72 74 70, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 74 72, Miles Tunnicliff 74 71 71, Simon Wakefield 69 72 75
217 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 74 69 74, Gary Orr 73 71 73, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 76 69 72, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 70 74
218 Benn Barham 75 68 75
219 Thomas Levet (Fra) 74 73 72
220 Sam Hutsby (am) 77 70 73, Joost Luiten (Ned) 73 72 75, Simon Griffiths 79 74 67, Adam Crawford (Aus) 74 70 76
222 Phillip Archer 78 71 73
223 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 73 74 76, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 74 75 74
OLD COURSE, ST ANDREWS
203 Michael Hoey 67 66 70
204 Kenneth Ferrie 69 66 69
205 Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 67 67
206 Sam Little 68 71 67, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 67 71 68
207 Gary Lockerbie 69 71 67, Graeme McDowell 69 70 68
208 David Dixon 68 67 73, Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 68 70
209 Brett Rumford (Aus) 68 71 70, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 70 71 68, Mark Foster 71 70 68
210 Richard Bland 72 67 71, Damien McGrane 71 71 68, Gareth Maybin 66 73 71, Graeme Storm 69 69 72, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 64 74 72, Keith Horne (Rsa) 70 70 70, Richard Green (Aus) 72 69 69, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 68 71 71, Bradley Dredge 72 69 69
211 Steven O'Hara 71 66 74
212 Callum Macaulay 72 73 67, Gary Murphy 71 72 69, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 69 70 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70 69 73
MISSED THE CUT AT THE OLD COURSE, ST ANDREWS
213 Jamie Donaldson 73 68 72, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71 70, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 67 72 74
214 Alexander Noren (Swe) 72 68 74, Scott Arnold (Aus) 70 77 67, Peter Lawrie 73 70 71
215 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 68 75 72, Oliver Fisher 69 75 71
216 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 75 72, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 72 71 73, Chris Gaunt (Aus) 74 70 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 72 73 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 72 72 72, Barry Lane 71 73 72
217 Iain Steel (Mal) 68 74 75, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 71 74 72, Luke Goddard 75 69 73
218 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 76 72 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 70 74 74, Ashley Hall (Aus) 72 72 74
219 Pablo Martin (Spa) 74 75 70, Mark Murless (Rsa) 71 73 75
222 Marcus Fraser (Aus) 72 75 75
223 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 67 77 79
224 Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 75 74 75
225 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 73 74 78, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 73 76 76
226 Gavin Dear 76 76 74, Branden Grace (Rsa) 74 75 77
CARNOUSTIE
201 Luke Donald 72 65 64
202 Rory McIlroy 68 65 69, Simon Dyson 68 66 68
203 Richie Ramsay 67 66 70, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 70 68 65, Darren Clarke 68 68 67
204 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 70 64 70
205 Paul McGinley 69 67 69
206 Oliver Wilson 69 67 70, Lee Westwood 73 67 66
207 Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 73 67 67
208 Danny Willett 71 67 70, James Kamte (Rsa) 69 69 70
209 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 74 67 68
210 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 73 69 68, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 71 67 72, Marc Warren 70 69 71, Ernie Els (Rsa) 72 72 66, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 68 70
211 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 70 71 70, Soren Hansen (Den) 71 69 71, Lee Slattery 68 71 72, Simon Khan 74 70 67
212 Brad Faxon (USA) 74 67 71, Brett Quigley (USA) 72 71 69, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 72 73 67, Padraig Harrington 70 70 72
MISSED THE CUT AT KINGSBARNS
213 Robert Dinwiddie 72 71 70, Nick Dougherty 78 68 67
214 Anton Haig (Rsa) 73 72 69, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 80 67 67, Ross Fisher 72 71 71, Richard Finch 71 74 69, Paul Waring 71 69 74
215 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 76 69 70, Robert Rock 72 68 75, David Howell 77 68 70, Colin Montgomerie 73 72 70
216 James Kingston (Rsa) 72 74 70, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 74 72, Miles Tunnicliff 74 71 71, Simon Wakefield 69 72 75
217 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 74 69 74, Gary Orr 73 71 73, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 76 69 72, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 70 74
218 Benn Barham 75 68 75
219 Thomas Levet (Fra) 74 73 72
220 Sam Hutsby (am) 77 70 73, Joost Luiten (Ned) 73 72 75, Simon Griffiths 79 74 67, Adam Crawford (Aus) 74 70 76
222 Phillip Archer 78 71 73
223 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 73 74 76, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 74 75 74
OLD COURSE, ST ANDREWS
203 Michael Hoey 67 66 70
204 Kenneth Ferrie 69 66 69
205 Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 67 67
206 Sam Little 68 71 67, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 67 71 68
207 Gary Lockerbie 69 71 67, Graeme McDowell 69 70 68
208 David Dixon 68 67 73, Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 68 70
209 Brett Rumford (Aus) 68 71 70, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 70 71 68, Mark Foster 71 70 68
210 Richard Bland 72 67 71, Damien McGrane 71 71 68, Gareth Maybin 66 73 71, Graeme Storm 69 69 72, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 64 74 72, Keith Horne (Rsa) 70 70 70, Richard Green (Aus) 72 69 69, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 68 71 71, Bradley Dredge 72 69 69
211 Steven O'Hara 71 66 74
212 Callum Macaulay 72 73 67, Gary Murphy 71 72 69, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 69 70 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70 69 73
MISSED THE CUT AT THE OLD COURSE, ST ANDREWS
213 Jamie Donaldson 73 68 72, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71 70, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 67 72 74
214 Alexander Noren (Swe) 72 68 74, Scott Arnold (Aus) 70 77 67, Peter Lawrie 73 70 71
215 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 68 75 72, Oliver Fisher 69 75 71
216 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 75 72, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 72 71 73, Chris Gaunt (Aus) 74 70 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 72 73 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 72 72 72, Barry Lane 71 73 72
217 Iain Steel (Mal) 68 74 75, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 71 74 72, Luke Goddard 75 69 73
218 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 76 72 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 70 74 74, Ashley Hall (Aus) 72 72 74
219 Pablo Martin (Spa) 74 75 70, Mark Murless (Rsa) 71 73 75
222 Marcus Fraser (Aus) 72 75 75
223 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 67 77 79
224 Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 75 74 75
225 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 73 74 78, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 73 76 76
226 Gavin Dear 76 76 74, Branden Grace (Rsa) 74 75 77
CARNOUSTIE
204 Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 67 68 69
205 Ross McGowan 66 68 71
208 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 71 68 69
209 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 69 69 71, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 70 66 73, Paul Broadhurst 70 67 72
211 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 64 75, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 71 70, Dale Whitnell 69 69 73, Marcel Siem (Ger) 70 71 70, Alastair Forsyth 70 64 77, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 70 70 71
212 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 70 70 72, Wallace Booth 72 65 75, Graham Delaet (Can) 70 68 74, David Lynn 73 66 73, Chih-bing Lam (Sin) 69 69 74
MISSED THE CUT AT CARNOUSTIE
213 Keir McNicoll 68 72 73, Markus Brier (Aut) 69 70 74, David Horsey 70 71 72, Tano Goya (Arg) 73 69 71
214 Steve Webster 72 68 74, Scott Hend (Aus) 69 71 74, John Bickerton 74 70 70
215 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 72 70 73, David Gleeson (Aus) 78 64 73, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 70 69 76, Paul Lawrie 75 68 72, Scott Drummond 71 73 71
216 Pelle Edberg (Swe) 72 71 73, Seve Benson 76 70 70, Kane Webber (Aus) 71 73 72
217 Bryce Molder (USA) 74 71 72
218 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 70 76, David Drysdale 75 67 76, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 72 72 74
219 Stephen Dodd 74 68 77, Taco Remkes (Ned) 74 71 74, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 78 70, Adam Blyth (Aus) 73 74 72
220 Chris Wood 73 71 76, Alan McLean 71 68 81, Andrew Coltart 73 71 76
221 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 75 69 77, Shane Lowry 74 71 76
222 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 70 71 81
223 Daniel Chopra (Swe) 72 70 81
224 Scott Strange (Aus) 73 71 80
225 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 75 74 76, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 75 75 75
226 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 77 70 79
227 Anthony Summers (Aus) 78 72 77, Mark Brown (Nzl) 76 72 79, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 76 74 77
231 Jake Roos (Rsa) 74 72 85
Withdrew: Phillip Price
Retired: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Disqualified: Thomas Aiken
205 Ross McGowan 66 68 71
208 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 71 68 69
209 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 69 69 71, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 70 66 73, Paul Broadhurst 70 67 72
211 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 64 75, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 71 70, Dale Whitnell 69 69 73, Marcel Siem (Ger) 70 71 70, Alastair Forsyth 70 64 77, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 70 70 71
212 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 70 70 72, Wallace Booth 72 65 75, Graham Delaet (Can) 70 68 74, David Lynn 73 66 73, Chih-bing Lam (Sin) 69 69 74
MISSED THE CUT AT CARNOUSTIE
213 Keir McNicoll 68 72 73, Markus Brier (Aut) 69 70 74, David Horsey 70 71 72, Tano Goya (Arg) 73 69 71
214 Steve Webster 72 68 74, Scott Hend (Aus) 69 71 74, John Bickerton 74 70 70
215 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 72 70 73, David Gleeson (Aus) 78 64 73, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 70 69 76, Paul Lawrie 75 68 72, Scott Drummond 71 73 71
216 Pelle Edberg (Swe) 72 71 73, Seve Benson 76 70 70, Kane Webber (Aus) 71 73 72
217 Bryce Molder (USA) 74 71 72
218 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 70 76, David Drysdale 75 67 76, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 72 72 74
219 Stephen Dodd 74 68 77, Taco Remkes (Ned) 74 71 74, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 78 70, Adam Blyth (Aus) 73 74 72
220 Chris Wood 73 71 76, Alan McLean 71 68 81, Andrew Coltart 73 71 76
221 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 75 69 77, Shane Lowry 74 71 76
222 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 70 71 81
223 Daniel Chopra (Swe) 72 70 81
224 Scott Strange (Aus) 73 71 80
225 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 75 74 76, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 75 75 75
226 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 77 70 79
227 Anthony Summers (Aus) 78 72 77, Mark Brown (Nzl) 76 72 79, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 76 74 77
231 Jake Roos (Rsa) 74 72 85
Withdrew: Phillip Price
Retired: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Disqualified: Thomas Aiken
SELECTED LAST ROUND TEE TIMES, MONDAY, AT OLD COURSE, ST ANDREWS
Two-tee start
Tee Ten
8.30 Marc Warren.
9.14 Steven O'Hara, Alastair Forsyth.
10.09 Callum Macaulay.
10.20 Wallace Booth.
Tee One
10.20 Richie Ramsay & Kenneth Ferrie.
10.32 Michael Hoey & Raphael Cabrera-Bello.
10.42 Darren Clarke & Simon Dyson.
10.53 Rory McIlroy & Luke Donald.
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