Kaymer six shots behind

 leader Poulter

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Germany's Martin Kaymer looks bound to be crowned Europe's No 1, but probably not World No 1 as well.
The 25-year-old will almost certainly have to win the Dubai World Championship for both dreams to come true, but a closing double bogey 7 has left him six shots adrift of Ryder Cup team-mate Ian Poulter, the leader with 18 holes remaining.
Seeing his pitch to the 620yd last roll into the ditch that snakes its way in front of and beside the green was a big blow to Kaymer's hopes of a fifth victory this season.
But with Graeme McDowell, his only remaining money list challenger, down in 30th place and needing a third-place finish at worse to have a chance, that particular race looks over.
Even the Ulsterman feels that way.
"Barring the impossible, Europe's number one is not a reality for me any more," he told reporters after a 69 took him to two under par, 10 behind Poulter.
"Martin is definitely going to do it unless I shoot 55, which unless one of you boys putts for me isn't going to happen."
Kaymer commented after his 73: "It looks like I have won the Race to Dubai, which was my goal coming here.
"That's nice, but it would be more satisfying if I shoot a low round - between 66 and 63, which I think is possible."
Lee Westwood is the man he is trying to dethrone on the world rankings, but the Worksop golfer still has a chance of making a successful defence of this event after a 71 for nine under and joint-fifth place.

THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
204 Ian Poulter 69 66 69
206 Francesco Molinari (Italy) 71 67 68, Ross Fisher 71 64 71, Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 68 69 69
207 Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 65 75 67, Lee Westwood 69 67 71
208 Paul Casey 70 67 71, Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 72 67 69
209 Rory McIlroy 71 72 66, Louis Oosthuizen (S Africa) 73 66 70
210 Martin Kaymer (Germany) 67 70 73, Luke Donald 74 67 69
211 Robert Jan Derksen (Netherlands) 71 70 70, Anders Hansen (Denmark) 74 70 67, Joost Luiten (Netherlands) 72 72 67, Peter Lawrie 76 67 68, Y E Yang (S Korea) 71 69 71, Raphael Jacquelin (France) 70 70 71, Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 69 71 71
212 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 71 71 70, Peter Hanson (Swe) 76 69 67, Thomas Aiken (S Africa) 70 72 70, Chris Wood 73 70 69, Matteo Manassero (Italy) 74 68 70, Marcus Fraser (Australia) 72 71 69
213 Seung-yul Noh (S Korea) 66 73 74, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 69 74 70, Soren Hansen (Den) 74 70 69, Padraig Harrington 74 70 69
214 Graeme McDowell 72 73 69, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain) 73 71 70
215 Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 70 74, Richie Ramsay 73 69 73, Gary Boyd 70 75 70, Ernie Els (S Africa) 73 70 72, Richard Green (Australia) 72 73 70, Darren Clarke 71 71 73, Gregory Havret (France) 72 73 70
216 Retief Goosen (S Africa) 78 72 66, Oliver Wilson 75 73 68, Simon Dyson 72 71 73
217 Charl Schwartzel (S Africa) 69 75 73, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 69 71 77, David Horsey 70 73 74, Jamie Donaldson 78 67 72, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 75 73 69
218 Stephen Gallacher 73 74 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 70 69 79, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Sweden) 75 69 74, Johan Edfors (Sweden) 73 74 71
220 John Parry 75 69 76, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 75 76 69, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 73 72 75, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 73 75
221 Gareth Maybin 73 71 77, Simon Khan 73 77 71
223 Robert Rock 76 73 74, Rhys Davies 75 74 74
224 Danny Willett 76 76 72
229 Damien McGrane 74 78 77
Par 216 (3x72)