OVERNIGHT LEADER FROM KIKKCALDY SLUMPS TO A 75 ION AUSTRALIA

OLESEN LEADS, WHITEFORD DROPS 

BACK, DRYSDALE HAS MOMENTUM

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Thorbjørn Olesen (pictured above by courtesy of Getty Images(c), produced a commanding third- round display to establish a three shot lead at the ISPS HANDA Perth International in West Australia.
The 24 year old Dane had spoken on Friday of his belief that a second European Tour title was overdue, and set about fulfilling that prophecy with three birdies in his first four holes at Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
Further gains followed at the 11th, 12th and 14th, before the former Sicilian Open winner dropped his only shot of the day at the 15th.
That led to a five under par 67 and a 16 under par total, three ahead of nearest challenger Sihwan Kim.
Kim is looking to make it consecutive South Korean wins in Perth following Jin Jeong’s triumph 12 months ago, and is playing under the added pressure of fighting to keep his European Tour card.
Only the top 111 players on The Race to Dubai at close of play tomorrow will retain their playing privileges for next season, and at 138th in the current standings the Challenge Tour graduate needs a top-two finish.
The same is true for overnight leader Peter Whiteford, who started the week 149th, but despite birdieing the first hole the Scot could only manage a 75 which left him seven shots back.
James Morrison followed Friday’s course record 63 with a 69 to move into third on 12 under, with America’s Peter Uihlein a shot further back after a round of 65.
The man in the firing line for those trying to keep their cards, 111th-ranked Matthew Nixon, eased his fears of a return to Qualifying School as a round of 69 took him to six under.
His nearest pursuers to make the cut, 116 David Drysdale from Edeinburgh and 117 Carlos del Moral, shot rounds of 71 and 69 respectively and lie tied fifth and tied 33rd – both need at least top-16 finishes.
KEY QUOTES

THORBJORN OLESEN
“It's great.  Really exciting.  I'm looking forward to standing on that first tee tomorrow and get the last round going and see if I can play some good golf.  Hopefully walk down on 18 and have a chance to win.
“I tried to go out there and be aggressive like I did the first two days, but I didn't have the game today.  Didn't feel good.  I was struggling out there.  I made some great up and downs to keep it going.  Great chip down the 3rd where I hit my tee shot way right.  So it was a fight all the way through, but I still had fun and I was fighting all the way.  So 5-under is a great score today.”
ROUND THREE SCORES
  par 216 (3x72)
 200 T Olesen (Den) 64 69 67,
 203 S Kim (SKor) 66 68 69,
 204 J Morrison  (Eng) 72 63 69,
 205 P Uihlein  (USA) 69 71 65,
 206 R Green (Aus) 68 68 70, D Drysdale (Sco) 67 68 71
 207 L Bjerregaard  (Den) 71 70 66, P Whiteford (Sco) 66 66 75, G Stal  (Fra) 69 71 67, M Foster (Eng) 67 73 67, C Schwartzel  (RSA) 68 69 70, S Dartnall (Aus) 68 71 6,
 208 A Pavan (Ita) 71 70 67, J Norris (Aus) 71 69 68, N Green (Aus) 71 71 66, V Dubuisson  (Fra) 71 67 70, J Hansen  (Den) 71 68 69, M Korhonen (Fin) 71 70 67 
209 J Dufner (USA) 70 70 69, M Fraser (Aus) 68 70 71, N Gillespie (Nzl) 71 71 67 
210 M Nixon (Eng) 70 71 69, J Nitties (Aus) 69 69 72, R Gibson (Aus) 70 70 70, J McLeary  (Sco) 70 71 69, R Bland (Eng) 68 72 70, M Griffin (Aus) 67 73 70, C Rice (Aus) 68 72 70
211 P O'Malley (Aus) 72 69 70, J Scrivener (Aus) 67 74 70, J Wade (Aus) 64 72 75, R Fox (Nzl) 69 70 72
212 W Ormsby (Aus) 72 68 72, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 72 71, B Rumford (Aus) 67 72 73, M Carlsson  (Swe) 67 76 69, J Quesne  (Fra) 67 73 72, S Jeffress (Aus) 74 69 69, C Del Moral (Esp) 71 72 69, G Chalmers (Aus) 70 73 69
213 K Phelan (Irl) 72 69 72, S Manley (Wal) 73 68 72, D McGrane (Irl) 70 70 73, J Younger (Aus) 69 70 74, J Heath  (Eng) 72 71 70, J Doherty  (Sco) 69 72 72
214 R Gonzalez (Arg) 68 74 72, R Haller (Aus) 71 69 74, S Jamieson  (Sco) 69 74 71, D McKenzie (Aus) 70 70 74, S Wakefield (Eng) 72 67 75, P Spargo (Aus) 70 70 74, D Huizing (Ned) 68 73 73, S Hansen (Den) 72 71 71, D Bransdon (Aus) 69 72 73, J Parry (Eng) 69 72 73, S Kjeldsen (Den) 69 71 74,
 215 B Ninyette (Aus) 69 74 72, S Bowditch (Aus) 73 70 72, A Brown (Aus) 68 75 72,
 216 T Lewis (Eng) 66 74 76, M Long (Nzl) 69 74 73, N Holman  (Aus) 73 68 75, N Elvira  (Esp) 71 71 74,
 217 D Nisbet  (Aus) 71 72 74, M Sim  (Aus) 66 77 74, C Lee (Sco) 73 69 75, O Goss (Aus) 68 74 75, R Kakko  (Fin) 72 71 74,

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