SHARING THIRD-ROUND LEAD WITH DAVID HORSEY

       Peter Whiteford, made only four cuts all season. Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c)

WHITEFORD'S 66 GIVES SCOT A 

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Scotland’s Peter Whiteford will hope to turn his season around when he goes head to head with Englishman David Horsey in the final round of the M2M Russian Open.
The 33 year old fired a six under par 66 in the third round at Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club to rein in Horsey, who signed for a 70, and at 13 under the pair are four shots clear of Scotland’s Scott Jamieson (69), Italian Andrea Pavan (64) and Belgian Thomas Pieters (72).
Whiteford, who is 190th in The Race to Dubai having only made four cuts all season, had a brilliant front nine, notching five birdies and an eagle against one dropped shot, then played the back nine in level par
Key Quotes:
David Horsey
“Pete started like a train and I was just trying to tell myself to concentrate on my own game. It wasn’t that easy out there today and I certainly didn’t see a five or six under through nine holes. 
"I just kept reminding myself to stay patient and concentrate on my own game, not what Pete was doing. I was disappointed not to birdie the eighth and then bogey the ninth – three under at the turn would have been nice. 
"But then I birdied the tenth and 11th and tried to get back to the thought process that I’ve had the first two days. I didn’t quite maintain it that well on the back nine, but I kept myself in there and hopefully it’ll be a little better tomorrow.
Peter Whiteford
“I had an amazing start. I holed a bunker shot on the first and then chipped in on the third. Dave (Horsey) chipped in as well – he stole some of my glory there! So I got off to a flyer and then the back nine I was just hanging on for dear life.
"The swing didn’t feel great at all to be honest. I’m hoping I wake up tomorrow with a better swing. I had a lot of good luck today. On the 15th I hit my tee shot straight into the forest – it’s a tricky shot straight into the wind from an elevated tee which is never going to add up to much fun. 
"But it bounced back out onto the fairway. Hopefully I haven’t used up all my luck, but I certainly used a big chunk there. The back nine was tougher today – the stretch from ten to 13 is where you might slip up. 
"It hasn’t been the best season this year. It’s been pretty brutal really. I’m not confident at all but that front nine today helps massively and I’m glad Dave and I have put a bit of breathing space between us and the next guys. It might be a bit like match play on the front nine tomorrow.”
 
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD

203 D Horsey (Eng) 65 68 70, P Whiteford (Sco) 66 71 66,
 207 T Pieters  (Bel) 67 68 72, S Jamieson  (Sco) 66 72 69, A Pavan (Ita) 73 70 64,
 209 G Boyd  (Eng) 69 68 72, D McGrane (Irl) 69 71 69, S Hutsby  (Eng) 72 67 70,
 210 S Hansen (Den) 72 69 69, J McLeary  (Sco) 68 72 70,
 211 K Eriksson (Swe) 72 68 71, J Colomo  (Esp) 72 68 71, A Otaegui  (Esp) 70 73 68, M Kieffe  (Ger) 67 71 73
 212 J Campillo (Esp) 68 76 68, E Dubois (Fra) 72 68 72, A Saddier (Fra) 69 73 70
 213 M Korhonen (Fin) 74 71 68, K Phelan (Irl) 69 70 74, S Walker (Eng) 69 71 73, B Paolini (USA) 72 71 70, J Hansen  (Den) 69 73 71, H Porteous (RSA) 72 71 70, S Baek (Kor) 74 70 69, G Bhullar (Ind) 67 71 75
 214 A Gee  (Eng) 70 75 69, C Del Moral (Esp) 70 71 73, R Kakko  (Fin) 71 73 70, J Heath  (Eng) 71 72 71,
 215 G Charoenkul (Tha) 73 68 74, N Elvira  (Esp) 69 69 77, M Grönberg (Swe) 70 70 75, O Bekker (RSA) 67 76 72, A Andersson  (Swe) 70 73 72, J Morrison  (Eng) 71 73 71, S Manley (Wal) 71 73 71, M Bremner (RSA) 79 65 71, R Finch  (Eng) 71 73 71, A Forsyth (Sco) 75 70 70, D Im (USA) 73 72 70, D Huizing (Ned) 72 74 69,
 216 F Andersson Hed (Swe) 70 69 77, S Wakefield (Eng) 70 76 70, S Thornton (Irl) 70 73 73, C Lee (Sco) 72 70 74, A Hartø  (Den) 73 70 73, L De Jager  (RSA) 67 74 75,
 217 R Enoch  (Wal) 70 73 74, M Madsen  (Den) 71 73 73, O Henningsson  (Swe) 68 76 73, R Karlberg  (Swe) 67 76 74,
 218 S Chowrasia (Ind) 76 70 72, P Erofejeff (Fin) 74 72 72, A Maestroni  (Ita) 72 71 75, J Doherty  (Sco) 67 73 78, P Price (Wal) 70 75 73,
 219 C Pigem (Esp) 70 71 78, D Drysdale (Sco) 73 69 77, M Nixon (Eng) 69 76 74, B Dredge (Wal) 70 74 75, J Smith (am) (Eng) 75 70 74,
 221 J Hahn (USA) 72 74 75, J Carlsson (Swe) 74 69 78, J Mikkelsen (Nor) 74 69 78, J Wilson (Aus) 67 74 80,
 222 L Bond (Wal) 73 73 76

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