LARRAZABAL LEADS BY THREE BUT IT'S A CROWDED SCOREBOARD
CRAIG LEE FOUR OFF THE LEE IN
GERMANY AT 13-UNDER-PAR 203
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
Pablo Larrazábal will take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the BMW International Open but will have to produce another flawless display to hold of an intimidating chasing pack that includes World Number Two Henrik Stenson, Race to Dubai leader Thomas Björn, Paul Casey, Robert Karlsson and Francesco Molinari.
Larrazábal, who won this event in 2011, carded a 67 at Gut Lärchenhof near Cologne to move to 17 under during a disruptive third round that included a lightning delay and that earlier in the day had seen remarkable rounds of nine under 63 and ten under 62 from Casey and Richard Green who moved to 13 and 14 under respectively.
Green is one of the eight-strong group in a tie for second place, alongside Stenson (66), Björn (66), Karlsson (68), Molinari (65), Emiliano Grillo (70), Rafa Cabrera Bello (70) and Carlos Del Moral (66).
With more inclement weather forecast for Sunday, tournament organisers have been forced to schedule the final round as a two-tee start at 07:00 in an effort to finish before forecasted storms hit Gut Lärchenhof.
Key Quotes
Pablo Larrazábal: I'm going shot by shot, you know, hole-by-hole and trying to make as many birdies as I can, and as little mistakes as I can. Today, you know, I hit a couple weird drives but they happened at the right times so I could keep my momentum going. There's many, many hours to spend before teeing off tomorrow and a lot can happen but I feel good and we will see what happens tomorrow.
Henrik Stenson: This is as close a leaderboard as I've ever seen. There are so many guys shooting low numbers. Obviously the course is set up for a lot of birdies, but it's going to be a day tomorrow where the lead can change hands more than once. So it's good to move into contention a bit more. You've got to shoot low if you want to have anything to do with the trophy I think. We'll just try and make a few good putts tomorrow and try to keep playing reasonably well. My back wasn't feeling too great today, so I'm going to go and get some treatment from that now and hopefully that feels better tomorrow.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
199 P Larrazábal (Esp) 69 63 67
202 R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 64 68 70; T Björn (Den) 70 66 66; H Stenson (Swe) 68 68 66; R Karlsson (Swe) 68 66 68; R Green (Aus) 72 68 62; C Del Moral (Esp) 68 68 66; E Grillo (Arg) 66 66 70; F Molinari (Ita) 71 66 65
203 C Lee (Sco) 69 65 69; J Dantorp (Swe) 68 68 67; A Levy (Fra) 70 67 66; D Willett (Eng) 64 68 71; J Donaldson (Wal) 71 67 65; P Casey (Eng) 73 67 63; G Havret (Fra) 71 65 67; A Cejka (Ger) 68 66 69; O Fisher (Eng) 72 66 65
204 M Foster (Eng) 70 69 65; M Hoey (Nir) 66 69 69; P Waring (Eng) 72 63 69; S Dyson (Eng) 69 66 69; R Wattel (Fra) 67 68 69; F Zanotti (Par) 72 67 65
205 G Stal (Fra) 66 69 70; T Jaidee (Tha) 71 66 68; A Hansen (Den) 66 72 67; M Nixon (Eng) 69 67 69; S Lowry (Irl) 67 68 70; E Goya (Arg) 72 67 66
206 C Wood (Eng) 70 70 66; J Kruger (RSA) 72 65 69; G Bhullar (Ind) 67 70 69; J Walters (RSA) 71 69 66; T Hatton (Eng) 69 67 70; A Wall (Eng) 69 69 68
207 N Elvira (Esp) 67 68 72; W Ormsby (Aus) 71 67 69; M Jiménez (Esp) 67 67 73; S Garcia (Esp) 71 66 70; M Kieffer (Ger) 69 71 67; A Cañizares (Esp) 70 67 70; J Carlsson (Swe) 68 72 67; J Heath (Eng) 75 65 67; M Madsen (Den) 70 68 69
208 J Quesne (Fra) 71 68 69; E Pepperell (Eng) 72 64 72; G Storm (Eng) 66 73 69; S Walker (Eng) 67 69 72; D Drysdale (Sco) 72 68 68; T Fleetwood (Eng) 70 69 69; J Campillo (Esp) 67 71 70; B Grace (RSA) 67 67 74; J Hansen (Den) 70 70 68
209 A Gee (Eng) 71 69 69; M Siem (Ger) 70 66 73; M Korhonen (Fin) 69 71 69; V Dubuisson (Fra) 71 69 69; A Saddier (Fra) 70 70 69
210 J Knutzon (USA) 70 69 71; A Sullivan (Eng) 66 69 75; D Im (USA) 68 70 72
211 T Lewis (Eng) 67 72 72; A Hartø (Den) 68 66 77; R Fisher (Eng) 70 70 71; M Ilonen (Fin) 68 72 71; D McGrane (Irl) 69 71 71; M Röhrig (am) (Ger) 73 67 71
213 J Daly (USA) 70 67 76
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
GERMANY AT 13-UNDER-PAR 203
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
Pablo Larrazábal will take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the BMW International Open but will have to produce another flawless display to hold of an intimidating chasing pack that includes World Number Two Henrik Stenson, Race to Dubai leader Thomas Björn, Paul Casey, Robert Karlsson and Francesco Molinari.
Larrazábal, who won this event in 2011, carded a 67 at Gut Lärchenhof near Cologne to move to 17 under during a disruptive third round that included a lightning delay and that earlier in the day had seen remarkable rounds of nine under 63 and ten under 62 from Casey and Richard Green who moved to 13 and 14 under respectively.
Green is one of the eight-strong group in a tie for second place, alongside Stenson (66), Björn (66), Karlsson (68), Molinari (65), Emiliano Grillo (70), Rafa Cabrera Bello (70) and Carlos Del Moral (66).
With more inclement weather forecast for Sunday, tournament organisers have been forced to schedule the final round as a two-tee start at 07:00 in an effort to finish before forecasted storms hit Gut Lärchenhof.
Key Quotes
Pablo Larrazábal: I'm going shot by shot, you know, hole-by-hole and trying to make as many birdies as I can, and as little mistakes as I can. Today, you know, I hit a couple weird drives but they happened at the right times so I could keep my momentum going. There's many, many hours to spend before teeing off tomorrow and a lot can happen but I feel good and we will see what happens tomorrow.
Henrik Stenson: This is as close a leaderboard as I've ever seen. There are so many guys shooting low numbers. Obviously the course is set up for a lot of birdies, but it's going to be a day tomorrow where the lead can change hands more than once. So it's good to move into contention a bit more. You've got to shoot low if you want to have anything to do with the trophy I think. We'll just try and make a few good putts tomorrow and try to keep playing reasonably well. My back wasn't feeling too great today, so I'm going to go and get some treatment from that now and hopefully that feels better tomorrow.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
199 P Larrazábal (Esp) 69 63 67
202 R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 64 68 70; T Björn (Den) 70 66 66; H Stenson (Swe) 68 68 66; R Karlsson (Swe) 68 66 68; R Green (Aus) 72 68 62; C Del Moral (Esp) 68 68 66; E Grillo (Arg) 66 66 70; F Molinari (Ita) 71 66 65
203 C Lee (Sco) 69 65 69; J Dantorp (Swe) 68 68 67; A Levy (Fra) 70 67 66; D Willett (Eng) 64 68 71; J Donaldson (Wal) 71 67 65; P Casey (Eng) 73 67 63; G Havret (Fra) 71 65 67; A Cejka (Ger) 68 66 69; O Fisher (Eng) 72 66 65
204 M Foster (Eng) 70 69 65; M Hoey (Nir) 66 69 69; P Waring (Eng) 72 63 69; S Dyson (Eng) 69 66 69; R Wattel (Fra) 67 68 69; F Zanotti (Par) 72 67 65
205 G Stal (Fra) 66 69 70; T Jaidee (Tha) 71 66 68; A Hansen (Den) 66 72 67; M Nixon (Eng) 69 67 69; S Lowry (Irl) 67 68 70; E Goya (Arg) 72 67 66
206 C Wood (Eng) 70 70 66; J Kruger (RSA) 72 65 69; G Bhullar (Ind) 67 70 69; J Walters (RSA) 71 69 66; T Hatton (Eng) 69 67 70; A Wall (Eng) 69 69 68
207 N Elvira (Esp) 67 68 72; W Ormsby (Aus) 71 67 69; M Jiménez (Esp) 67 67 73; S Garcia (Esp) 71 66 70; M Kieffer (Ger) 69 71 67; A Cañizares (Esp) 70 67 70; J Carlsson (Swe) 68 72 67; J Heath (Eng) 75 65 67; M Madsen (Den) 70 68 69
208 J Quesne (Fra) 71 68 69; E Pepperell (Eng) 72 64 72; G Storm (Eng) 66 73 69; S Walker (Eng) 67 69 72; D Drysdale (Sco) 72 68 68; T Fleetwood (Eng) 70 69 69; J Campillo (Esp) 67 71 70; B Grace (RSA) 67 67 74; J Hansen (Den) 70 70 68
209 A Gee (Eng) 71 69 69; M Siem (Ger) 70 66 73; M Korhonen (Fin) 69 71 69; V Dubuisson (Fra) 71 69 69; A Saddier (Fra) 70 70 69
210 J Knutzon (USA) 70 69 71; A Sullivan (Eng) 66 69 75; D Im (USA) 68 70 72
211 T Lewis (Eng) 67 72 72; A Hartø (Den) 68 66 77; R Fisher (Eng) 70 70 71; M Ilonen (Fin) 68 72 71; D McGrane (Irl) 69 71 71; M Röhrig (am) (Ger) 73 67 71
213 J Daly (USA) 70 67 76
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
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