Luke Donald and Rhys Davies share two-shot lead in Madrid Masters
Ole! Gallacher and Whiteford both shoot third-round 66s
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Welshman Rhys Davies and Englishman Luke Donald go into the final round of the Madrid Masters two shots clear of the chasing pack.
Donald had looked on course to maintain or even extend his halfway advantage, but European Tour rookie Davies birdied two of the last three holes to join him on 16 under with a round to go.
Donald's effort means he remains on course to make it four English golfers in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings - nine years after only Lee Westwood was in the first 100.
Even with a second place finish at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo course Donald, currently ranked 13th, will join Westwood, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey in the game's leading group.
But after what happened at Wentworth Club last Sunday victory is all that is on his mind.
The 32 year old, who lost the BMW PGA Championship by one after taking seven at the penultimate hole, fired a bogey free 68.
However, Welshman Davies, already a winner in Morocco in this his first full season on the circuit, holed from eight feet at the long 16th and then from 12 on the 198 yard 17th for a 67.
His round included eight birdies, but also a bogey at the third and double bogey on the short seventh.
Donald, who led by one at halfway, said: "To rebound from the disappointment of last week and be in contention shows a lot about my character.
"I was struggling a bit off the tee on the back side. Not to have a bogey was good, but it would have been nice to make a couple more birdies."
Davies commented: "I made two little errors, very minor, and got severely punished for both.
"It was annoying at the time, but I focused on keeping my head in the right position and took on the shots I felt like I needed to.
"Saturday is a little bit different because there is still a long way to go."
Donald's last title was the US PGA Tour's Honda Classic four years ago and for his last win in Europe you have to go back to the 2004 European Masters in Switzerland.
Italian Francesco Molinari is two strokes back in third place after a 65 highlighted by five birdies in the opening seven holes and then a fairway wood to six feet for eagle at the 562 yard 16th.
Big-hitting Alvaro Quiros moved into fourth place with a course record-equalling 64 that almost came out of nowhere.
He was only four under for the day with three to play, but two-putted the 16th, made a 15-footer on the next and then pitched in from 58 yards for a closing eagle two.
It gives the 27 year old the chance of a second victory on home soil this month. He started May by capturing the Open de España in a play-off with England's James Morrison.
England's Graeme Storm, the man who set the course record the day before, followed up with a 67 and is fifth.
SCOTSWATCH: The in-form Stephen Gallacher from Linlithgow and Kirkcaldy's Peter Whiteford both shot third-round 66s. Gallacher, joint third in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last Sunday, goes into the final round in Madrid in joint 11th place, eight shots off the pace on 208. Only one shot back is Whiteford. Gary Orr is on 211 and the rest of the SEVEN Scots who survived the halfway cut are placed as follows: Paul Lawrie (212), Alistair Forsyth (214), David Drysdale (217) and Marc Warren, who had a dreadful Saturday, running up an 81 for 222.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
200 Luke Donald 65 67 68, Rhys Davies 65 68 67.
202 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 67 70 65
203 Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 70 64
204 Graeme Storm 73 64 67
205 Robert Rock 70 68 67, Jamie Donaldson 65 70 70
206 Graeme McDowell 68 68 70
207 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 70 70, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 70 68
208 Stephen Gallacher 69 73 66, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 67 71 70, Richard Finch 68 71 69, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 72 65, Tano Goya (Arg) 69 72 67, Peter Lawrie 71 69 68
209 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 68 68, Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 71 67, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 70 70, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 73 68, Damien McGrane 69 73 67, Peter Whiteford 73 70 66, Nick Dougherty 69 70 70, Simon Dyson 70 69 70, Brett Rumford (Aus) 67 71 71, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 75 67 67
210 Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 67 72, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 71 69, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 68 70 72, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 73 67 70, Paul McGinley 66 74 70, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 69 72 69, David Lynn 72 70 68
211 Danny Lee (Nzl) 69 74 68, Gary Orr 73 67 71, Oliver Wilson 70 71 70, Markus Brier (Aut) 68 75 68, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 68 73 70, Johan Edfors (Swe) 67 73 71, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 71 70 70, Gregory Havret (Fra) 68 74 69
212 Phillip Price 67 74 71, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70 71, Julien Quesne (Fra) 72 69 71, Sam Hutsby 73 69 70, Paul Lawrie 73 70 69, Richard Green (Aus) 71 67 74, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 71 69, Bradley Dredge 67 73 72
213 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 75 67 71, Carl Suneson (Spa) 69 73 71, Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 69 74, Sion E Bebb 70 71 72, Shane Lowry 69 74 70, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 68 74 71, Kenneth Ferrie 73 70 70.
214 Alvaro Salto (Spa) 74 68 72, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 68 74 72, Alastair Forsyth 74 69 71, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 71 74, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71 71
215 Gary Clark 71 71 73, Gary Boyd 73 68 74, John Parry 72 70 73, James Kingston (Rsa) 68 71 76, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 66 76 73, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 70 72 73, Oliver Fisher 70 72 73
216 James Morrison 70 70 76, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 72 74, Ross McGowan 68 74 74
217 David Drysdale 69 74 74, Jorge Campillo (Spa) 72 70 75
218 Stephen Dodd 69 74 75
219 Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 71 76
221 Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 71 78
222 Marc Warren 70 71 81
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Welshman Rhys Davies and Englishman Luke Donald go into the final round of the Madrid Masters two shots clear of the chasing pack.
Donald had looked on course to maintain or even extend his halfway advantage, but European Tour rookie Davies birdied two of the last three holes to join him on 16 under with a round to go.
Donald's effort means he remains on course to make it four English golfers in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings - nine years after only Lee Westwood was in the first 100.
Even with a second place finish at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo course Donald, currently ranked 13th, will join Westwood, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey in the game's leading group.
But after what happened at Wentworth Club last Sunday victory is all that is on his mind.
The 32 year old, who lost the BMW PGA Championship by one after taking seven at the penultimate hole, fired a bogey free 68.
However, Welshman Davies, already a winner in Morocco in this his first full season on the circuit, holed from eight feet at the long 16th and then from 12 on the 198 yard 17th for a 67.
His round included eight birdies, but also a bogey at the third and double bogey on the short seventh.
Donald, who led by one at halfway, said: "To rebound from the disappointment of last week and be in contention shows a lot about my character.
"I was struggling a bit off the tee on the back side. Not to have a bogey was good, but it would have been nice to make a couple more birdies."
Davies commented: "I made two little errors, very minor, and got severely punished for both.
"It was annoying at the time, but I focused on keeping my head in the right position and took on the shots I felt like I needed to.
"Saturday is a little bit different because there is still a long way to go."
Donald's last title was the US PGA Tour's Honda Classic four years ago and for his last win in Europe you have to go back to the 2004 European Masters in Switzerland.
Italian Francesco Molinari is two strokes back in third place after a 65 highlighted by five birdies in the opening seven holes and then a fairway wood to six feet for eagle at the 562 yard 16th.
Big-hitting Alvaro Quiros moved into fourth place with a course record-equalling 64 that almost came out of nowhere.
He was only four under for the day with three to play, but two-putted the 16th, made a 15-footer on the next and then pitched in from 58 yards for a closing eagle two.
It gives the 27 year old the chance of a second victory on home soil this month. He started May by capturing the Open de España in a play-off with England's James Morrison.
England's Graeme Storm, the man who set the course record the day before, followed up with a 67 and is fifth.
SCOTSWATCH: The in-form Stephen Gallacher from Linlithgow and Kirkcaldy's Peter Whiteford both shot third-round 66s. Gallacher, joint third in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last Sunday, goes into the final round in Madrid in joint 11th place, eight shots off the pace on 208. Only one shot back is Whiteford. Gary Orr is on 211 and the rest of the SEVEN Scots who survived the halfway cut are placed as follows: Paul Lawrie (212), Alistair Forsyth (214), David Drysdale (217) and Marc Warren, who had a dreadful Saturday, running up an 81 for 222.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
200 Luke Donald 65 67 68, Rhys Davies 65 68 67.
202 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 67 70 65
203 Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 70 64
204 Graeme Storm 73 64 67
205 Robert Rock 70 68 67, Jamie Donaldson 65 70 70
206 Graeme McDowell 68 68 70
207 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 70 70, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 70 68
208 Stephen Gallacher 69 73 66, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 67 71 70, Richard Finch 68 71 69, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 72 65, Tano Goya (Arg) 69 72 67, Peter Lawrie 71 69 68
209 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 68 68, Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 71 67, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 70 70, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 73 68, Damien McGrane 69 73 67, Peter Whiteford 73 70 66, Nick Dougherty 69 70 70, Simon Dyson 70 69 70, Brett Rumford (Aus) 67 71 71, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 75 67 67
210 Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 67 72, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 71 69, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 68 70 72, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 73 67 70, Paul McGinley 66 74 70, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 69 72 69, David Lynn 72 70 68
211 Danny Lee (Nzl) 69 74 68, Gary Orr 73 67 71, Oliver Wilson 70 71 70, Markus Brier (Aut) 68 75 68, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 68 73 70, Johan Edfors (Swe) 67 73 71, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 71 70 70, Gregory Havret (Fra) 68 74 69
212 Phillip Price 67 74 71, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70 71, Julien Quesne (Fra) 72 69 71, Sam Hutsby 73 69 70, Paul Lawrie 73 70 69, Richard Green (Aus) 71 67 74, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 71 69, Bradley Dredge 67 73 72
213 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 75 67 71, Carl Suneson (Spa) 69 73 71, Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 69 74, Sion E Bebb 70 71 72, Shane Lowry 69 74 70, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 68 74 71, Kenneth Ferrie 73 70 70.
214 Alvaro Salto (Spa) 74 68 72, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 68 74 72, Alastair Forsyth 74 69 71, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 71 74, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71 71
215 Gary Clark 71 71 73, Gary Boyd 73 68 74, John Parry 72 70 73, James Kingston (Rsa) 68 71 76, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 66 76 73, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 70 72 73, Oliver Fisher 70 72 73
216 James Morrison 70 70 76, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 72 74, Ross McGowan 68 74 74
217 David Drysdale 69 74 74, Jorge Campillo (Spa) 72 70 75
218 Stephen Dodd 69 74 75
219 Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 71 76
221 Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 71 78
222 Marc Warren 70 71 81
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