DUBAI OPEN REPORT AND LEADING SCORES

PAUL DOHERTY THIRD-ROUND 

REVIVAL EARNS THIRD PLACE, $4,000

Former Scottish boys champion Paul Doherty conjured up a four-under-par 68 - seven shots better than his second round - to pull himself up into a third-place finish and a $4,000 payday in the Dubai Open at Al Abdia Golf Club.
Doherty, who is based in South Wales, finished with a six-under-par aggregate of 210 (67-75-68), three shots behind the winner of the $9,000 first prize, 21-year-old Florida-based Cyril Suk (Czech Republic) who shot 71, 68 and 68 for 207.
Englishman Luke Joy was second on 209 (70-68-71) and earned $6,000.
Former US amateur champion Matt Fitzpatrick, sharing the lead with a round to go, slumped to a closing 78 for joint seventh place on level par 216
The other three Scots who made the cut finished outside the top 20.
Dubai-based Tom Buchanan was joint 22nd on 221 (75-72-74); Fraser McKenna (Balmore) joint 39th on 225 (71-78-76) and amateur Danaiel Kay shot 78-74-76 for 228 and 46th place.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 216 (3x72)
207 C Suk (Cze) 71 68 68 ($9,000)
209 L Joy (Eng) 70 68 71 ($6,000)
210 P Doherty (Sco) 67 75 68 ($4,000)
Selected totals:
212 S Archibland (Eng) 70 71 71 (4th)
216 M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 71 67 78 (T7)

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
222 T Buchanan 75 72 74 (T22)
225 F McKenna 71 78 76 (T39)
228 D Kay (am) 78 74 76 (46th)

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