Stage set for great Sunday finish to Johnnie Walker Chmapionship
Oh, brother! The Molinaris are first
and second at Gleneagles
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Francesco Molinari leads his brother Edoardo by a shot going into Sunday's final round of the Johnnie Walker Championship over the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles Hotel.
The Italian moved to ten under par as he looks to celebrate his place on The Ryder Cup team with a tournament win.
Edoardo could still join him in the team with a wild card on Sunday and with Simon Dyson third and still in with a chance of grabbing an automatic place on Colin Montgomerie's side, a gripping end to the year-long race is in prospect at the Perthshire venue.
Francesco shot a four under par 68 and, as at the Barclays Scottish Open last month, where Edoardo triumphed, they will play the final round in the final group together.
Dyson has to win and hope that either Miguel Angel Jiménez is outside the top nine or Peter Hanson outside the top 43.
With 18 holes to play only a stroke separates Dyson and Jiménez, but things are so tightly bunched that the York golfer is in a five-way tie for third while Jiménez is in a nine-way tie for eighth. Hanson's 75 leaves him in a ten-way tie for 32nd.
Dyson, 12th at the US PGA Championship two weeks ago and fifth at the Czech Open last Sunday, said: "Miguel's score never entered my mind once out there. You can't really focus on anybody else's score. I'm just focusing on my own."
He did not even know where Jiménez needs to be to deny him until told it in a television interview.
Francesco Molinari was, incredibly, the ninth player to have at least a share of the lead during the day's play.
English pair Gary Boyd and David Lynn and Frenchman Julien Guerrier were joint top overnight, but Guerrier managed only a 73, Boyd a 74 and Lynn a 77.
Dyson shares third spot now with Bathgate's Stephen Gallacher, Oliver Wilson - one of the 2008 Ryder Cup side who is still seeking his first professional win - and French pair Guerrier and Gregory Bourdy.
Afterwards Francesco ruled out any sibling favours during the final round.
"I want to win - it's been four and a half years since I have," said the 2006 Italian Open champion.
“My game has been good all week, I played solid again today. It was a bit tricky because of the wind. I putted quite well, I have to say, and I'm really happy with the position I am in at the moment - just looking forward to tomorrow.”
Edoardo added: “I think I played a very good round of golf today. I hit every fairway and I hit a lot of greens and I had a lot of chances for birdie. It was a very good, solid round, and I've been playing very well all week to be honest.”
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
206 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 70 68
207 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 70 68 69
208 Stephen Gallacher 67 70 71, Oliver Wilson 70 70 68, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 68 67 73, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 68 70 70, Simon Dyson 68 70 70
209 Damien McGrane 72 67 70, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 69 69, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 69 70 70, Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 70 68, Gary Boyd 67 68 74, Marc Warren 68 70 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 68 71, Simon Thornton 71 71 67, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 70 70 69
210 Richard Finch 66 74 70, Mark Foster 70 67 73
211 Gary Lockerbie 68 73 70, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 72 70 69, Sam Walker 68 71 72, Stephen Dodd 71 72 68, Soren Hansen (Den) 74 65 72, George Coetzee (Rsa) 69 68 74
212 Ross Fisher 72 67 73, Phillip Archer 70 73 69, Jamie Donaldson 69 74 69, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 72 70, David Lynn 67 68 77, Paul McGinley 68 70 74, Steven O'Hara 70 70 72
213 Richard Bland 67 75 71, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 72 70, John Parry 72 70 71, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 73 69 71, Marceliem (Ger) 71 71 71, Peter Hanson (Swe) 69 69 75, Robert Rock 67 71 75, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 72 70, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 70 69 74, Bradley Dredge 71 68 74
214 Sam Hutsby 72 71 71, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 70 74, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 72 68 74
215 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 70 73, Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 72 71 72, Anders Hansen (Den) 71 72 72, Paul Lawrie 69 73 73, Paul Waring 69 73 73, Nick Dougherty 68 72 75, Rhys Davies 73 70 72, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 73 70 72
216 Sion E Bebb 72 70 74, Robert Dinwiddie 72 71 73, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 71 73, Graeme Storm 71 72 73
217 Tommy Fleetwood 73 68 76
218 Martin Wiegele (Aut) 72 71 75, Marco Ruiz (Par) 71 71 76, Phillip Price 72 69 77, Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 69 74 75, Oliver Fisher 69 73 76, James Morrison 71 72 75
219 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 68 75 76
220 Miles Tunnicliff 69 74 77
221 Robert Coles 72 69 80
and second at Gleneagles
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Francesco Molinari leads his brother Edoardo by a shot going into Sunday's final round of the Johnnie Walker Championship over the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles Hotel.
The Italian moved to ten under par as he looks to celebrate his place on The Ryder Cup team with a tournament win.
Edoardo could still join him in the team with a wild card on Sunday and with Simon Dyson third and still in with a chance of grabbing an automatic place on Colin Montgomerie's side, a gripping end to the year-long race is in prospect at the Perthshire venue.
Francesco shot a four under par 68 and, as at the Barclays Scottish Open last month, where Edoardo triumphed, they will play the final round in the final group together.
Dyson has to win and hope that either Miguel Angel Jiménez is outside the top nine or Peter Hanson outside the top 43.
With 18 holes to play only a stroke separates Dyson and Jiménez, but things are so tightly bunched that the York golfer is in a five-way tie for third while Jiménez is in a nine-way tie for eighth. Hanson's 75 leaves him in a ten-way tie for 32nd.
Dyson, 12th at the US PGA Championship two weeks ago and fifth at the Czech Open last Sunday, said: "Miguel's score never entered my mind once out there. You can't really focus on anybody else's score. I'm just focusing on my own."
He did not even know where Jiménez needs to be to deny him until told it in a television interview.
Francesco Molinari was, incredibly, the ninth player to have at least a share of the lead during the day's play.
English pair Gary Boyd and David Lynn and Frenchman Julien Guerrier were joint top overnight, but Guerrier managed only a 73, Boyd a 74 and Lynn a 77.
Dyson shares third spot now with Bathgate's Stephen Gallacher, Oliver Wilson - one of the 2008 Ryder Cup side who is still seeking his first professional win - and French pair Guerrier and Gregory Bourdy.
Afterwards Francesco ruled out any sibling favours during the final round.
"I want to win - it's been four and a half years since I have," said the 2006 Italian Open champion.
“My game has been good all week, I played solid again today. It was a bit tricky because of the wind. I putted quite well, I have to say, and I'm really happy with the position I am in at the moment - just looking forward to tomorrow.”
Edoardo added: “I think I played a very good round of golf today. I hit every fairway and I hit a lot of greens and I had a lot of chances for birdie. It was a very good, solid round, and I've been playing very well all week to be honest.”
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
206 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 70 68
207 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 70 68 69
208 Stephen Gallacher 67 70 71, Oliver Wilson 70 70 68, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 68 67 73, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 68 70 70, Simon Dyson 68 70 70
209 Damien McGrane 72 67 70, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 69 69, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 69 70 70, Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 70 68, Gary Boyd 67 68 74, Marc Warren 68 70 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 68 71, Simon Thornton 71 71 67, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 70 70 69
210 Richard Finch 66 74 70, Mark Foster 70 67 73
211 Gary Lockerbie 68 73 70, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 72 70 69, Sam Walker 68 71 72, Stephen Dodd 71 72 68, Soren Hansen (Den) 74 65 72, George Coetzee (Rsa) 69 68 74
212 Ross Fisher 72 67 73, Phillip Archer 70 73 69, Jamie Donaldson 69 74 69, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 72 70, David Lynn 67 68 77, Paul McGinley 68 70 74, Steven O'Hara 70 70 72
213 Richard Bland 67 75 71, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 72 70, John Parry 72 70 71, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 73 69 71, Marceliem (Ger) 71 71 71, Peter Hanson (Swe) 69 69 75, Robert Rock 67 71 75, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 72 70, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 70 69 74, Bradley Dredge 71 68 74
214 Sam Hutsby 72 71 71, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 70 74, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 72 68 74
215 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 70 73, Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 72 71 72, Anders Hansen (Den) 71 72 72, Paul Lawrie 69 73 73, Paul Waring 69 73 73, Nick Dougherty 68 72 75, Rhys Davies 73 70 72, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 73 70 72
216 Sion E Bebb 72 70 74, Robert Dinwiddie 72 71 73, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 71 73, Graeme Storm 71 72 73
217 Tommy Fleetwood 73 68 76
218 Martin Wiegele (Aut) 72 71 75, Marco Ruiz (Par) 71 71 76, Phillip Price 72 69 77, Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 69 74 75, Oliver Fisher 69 73 76, James Morrison 71 72 75
219 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 68 75 76
220 Miles Tunnicliff 69 74 77
221 Robert Coles 72 69 80
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