TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN SCOREBOARD
POULTER'S 75 OPENS THE DOOR FOR
OTHERS' POSSIBLE TURKISH DELIGHT
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Wade Ormsby has Ryder Cup stars Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood and in-form German Marcel Siem breathing down his neck as the Australian goes in search of a life-changing victory in the Turkish Airlines Open.
Ormsby registered three birdies and an eagle in a round of 68 for 12-under-par 204 at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Antalya, Turkey, to move to the head of affairs but he has that illustrious English duo and Siem, who would keep his faint hopes of winning The Race to Dubai alive with victory this week, just one shot back.
Poulter had opened up a six-shot lead over the field after a stunning second round of 66, which he completed on Saturday morning after thunderstorms had forced play to be abandoned on Friday afternoon.
But after a quick turnaround Poulter failed to rediscover his rhythm, opening with a bogey and dropping further shots on the fifth and 11th holes to relinquish the lead to Ormsby.
A double bogey on the 15th, where he hit a wild tee shot, meant Poulter dropped further behind, but a battling birdie on the 17th hole saw him sign for a round of 75 and an 11 under par 206 aggregate, only one shot behind the leader and still very much in contention to land a first European Tour victory for two years.
Ormsby has never triumphed on the European Tour but the Adelaide native, who currently lies in 78th place in The Race to Dubai thanks chiefly to a trio of top ten finishes, is enjoying the best season of his career.
Victory would catapult Ormsby into the top 15 of The Race to Dubai and ensure him a slice of the Bonus Pool, but the form of Siem and Westwood may give him cause for concern as the pair chase the lion’s share of the US$ 7million prize fund.
Siem, playing in the last group out, finished in near darkness, but he still managed to close with a birdie to sign for a 66 and set up the chance of a second victory in the space of three weeks.
Westwood also birdied the last hole to card a round of 67 which included a moment of magic at the par four seventh hole, where he holed his nine iron approach for a spectacular eagle.
Sergio Garcia had the best third round of 65 but he is seven shots off the pace on five-under 211 and even another 65 on Sunday would probably not win it for the Spaniard.
Luke Donald, another big name from the US Tour, is well behind on 215 although his third-round 68 was easily his best of the tournament so far.
Key quotes:
Wade Ormsby
“It feels great to be leading that’s for sure. It's a great tournament with a great field, so to be up around the front is great and to be leading it makes me pretty happy.
"My game is good. I'm hitting it strong and putting well. But I've actually missed a few putts down the front nine. As good a score as I've shot, I still feel like I left a few out there. So I'll just keep trying to do what I'm doing, and, see how I end up.”
Lee Westwood
“It was nice to hole that putt at the last to get in the final group – it’s good to know that you can see what's going on in front of you in the final round. That was an important one to make, and you know, I'll just go out there and enjoy it tomorrow. It's been a while since I've been in contention, but generally when I get in contention, I know what to do.
"It's been a while since I've been up there, but I know what to do. Just enjoy it and enjoy playing well again.”
Ian Poulter
“That was a little disappointing. My rhythm was off, right from the word go. I hit a disappointing tee shot on the first. I just tried to put it in position but didn’t do that early and with the rain coming down and the rough being so thick I dropped shots. I wasn't aggressive enough.
“I made mistakes, notably on 15. That was real lack of judgment there that led to a double bogey, which was a real shame. Because even as bad as my round was, it wouldn't have been that bad if I hadn’t made a double bogey there.
"I only had a wedge and made a miscalculation in my mind. I thought I hit a good shot but it hit the tree and obviously left me no shot. It was a shame and it's brought a lot of players back into the fray. Their dinner is going to taste lovely tonight and mine is going to taste horrible.”
Marcel Siem
“When I was going down 18 I was thinking that it's a little bit more interesting now for everybody, and for sure, I'll give it a shot tomorrow and try my best to keep the Race to Dubai alive. That's what we are out here for, and that’s why it's called Race to Dubai. I will do my best tomorrow to keep it interesting for you guys.
“All of a sudden it does make it exciting. I didn't want to put too much pressure on myself this week so was trying to play it down a bit. I just can't wait to go out there tomorrow. I’m going to have a good rest now and hope that my ball-striking is as good as today and the putter is hot. I can’t wait to go.”
CHILEAN PLAYER GETS FOUR-SHOT PENALTY
Chile's Felipe Aguilar was assessed a four-shot penalty, thanks to an overnight club switch. Round 2 was suspended Friday in Turkey due to inclement weather, and when play resumed Saturday morning, Aguilar was found in violation of Rule 4-4 for having replaced a club in his bag mid-round.
Ian Woosnam was famously hit with a two-shot penalty while leading the final round of the 2001 Open for having one club too many. He would ultimately lose to David Duval.
Aguilar's second-round 70 turned into a 74.
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
204 Wade Ormsby (Australia) 65 71 68
205 Ian Poulter (England) 64 66 75, Lee Westwood (England) 70 68 67, Marcel Siem (Germany) 70 69 66
206 Brooks Koepka (USA) 69 67 70, Danny Willett (England) 67 70 69
207 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 63 73 71
208 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 70 66 72, Andy Sullivan (England) 67 75 66, John Daly 69 72 67, Hennie Otto (South Africa) 67 69 72, Eddie Pepperell (England) 70 71 67, Peter Uihlein (USA) 73 65 70.
SELECTED SCORES
209 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) 67 71 71 (T14)
211 Chris Doak (Scotland) 69 73 69, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 75 71 65 (T19)
214 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 70 72 72 (T39)
215 Luke Donald (England) 74 73 68 (T46)
216 Marc Warren (Scotland) 67 74 75 (T52)
218 Richie Ramsay (Scotland) 76 70 72 (T59)
220 Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 76 72 72 (T67)
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OTHERS' POSSIBLE TURKISH DELIGHT
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Wade Ormsby has Ryder Cup stars Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood and in-form German Marcel Siem breathing down his neck as the Australian goes in search of a life-changing victory in the Turkish Airlines Open.
Ormsby registered three birdies and an eagle in a round of 68 for 12-under-par 204 at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Antalya, Turkey, to move to the head of affairs but he has that illustrious English duo and Siem, who would keep his faint hopes of winning The Race to Dubai alive with victory this week, just one shot back.
Poulter had opened up a six-shot lead over the field after a stunning second round of 66, which he completed on Saturday morning after thunderstorms had forced play to be abandoned on Friday afternoon.
But after a quick turnaround Poulter failed to rediscover his rhythm, opening with a bogey and dropping further shots on the fifth and 11th holes to relinquish the lead to Ormsby.
A double bogey on the 15th, where he hit a wild tee shot, meant Poulter dropped further behind, but a battling birdie on the 17th hole saw him sign for a round of 75 and an 11 under par 206 aggregate, only one shot behind the leader and still very much in contention to land a first European Tour victory for two years.
Ormsby has never triumphed on the European Tour but the Adelaide native, who currently lies in 78th place in The Race to Dubai thanks chiefly to a trio of top ten finishes, is enjoying the best season of his career.
Victory would catapult Ormsby into the top 15 of The Race to Dubai and ensure him a slice of the Bonus Pool, but the form of Siem and Westwood may give him cause for concern as the pair chase the lion’s share of the US$ 7million prize fund.
Siem, playing in the last group out, finished in near darkness, but he still managed to close with a birdie to sign for a 66 and set up the chance of a second victory in the space of three weeks.
Westwood also birdied the last hole to card a round of 67 which included a moment of magic at the par four seventh hole, where he holed his nine iron approach for a spectacular eagle.
Sergio Garcia had the best third round of 65 but he is seven shots off the pace on five-under 211 and even another 65 on Sunday would probably not win it for the Spaniard.
Luke Donald, another big name from the US Tour, is well behind on 215 although his third-round 68 was easily his best of the tournament so far.
Key quotes:
Wade Ormsby
“It feels great to be leading that’s for sure. It's a great tournament with a great field, so to be up around the front is great and to be leading it makes me pretty happy.
"My game is good. I'm hitting it strong and putting well. But I've actually missed a few putts down the front nine. As good a score as I've shot, I still feel like I left a few out there. So I'll just keep trying to do what I'm doing, and, see how I end up.”
Lee Westwood
“It was nice to hole that putt at the last to get in the final group – it’s good to know that you can see what's going on in front of you in the final round. That was an important one to make, and you know, I'll just go out there and enjoy it tomorrow. It's been a while since I've been in contention, but generally when I get in contention, I know what to do.
"It's been a while since I've been up there, but I know what to do. Just enjoy it and enjoy playing well again.”
Ian Poulter
“That was a little disappointing. My rhythm was off, right from the word go. I hit a disappointing tee shot on the first. I just tried to put it in position but didn’t do that early and with the rain coming down and the rough being so thick I dropped shots. I wasn't aggressive enough.
“I made mistakes, notably on 15. That was real lack of judgment there that led to a double bogey, which was a real shame. Because even as bad as my round was, it wouldn't have been that bad if I hadn’t made a double bogey there.
"I only had a wedge and made a miscalculation in my mind. I thought I hit a good shot but it hit the tree and obviously left me no shot. It was a shame and it's brought a lot of players back into the fray. Their dinner is going to taste lovely tonight and mine is going to taste horrible.”
Marcel Siem
“When I was going down 18 I was thinking that it's a little bit more interesting now for everybody, and for sure, I'll give it a shot tomorrow and try my best to keep the Race to Dubai alive. That's what we are out here for, and that’s why it's called Race to Dubai. I will do my best tomorrow to keep it interesting for you guys.
“All of a sudden it does make it exciting. I didn't want to put too much pressure on myself this week so was trying to play it down a bit. I just can't wait to go out there tomorrow. I’m going to have a good rest now and hope that my ball-striking is as good as today and the putter is hot. I can’t wait to go.”
CHILEAN PLAYER GETS FOUR-SHOT PENALTY
Chile's Felipe Aguilar was assessed a four-shot penalty, thanks to an overnight club switch. Round 2 was suspended Friday in Turkey due to inclement weather, and when play resumed Saturday morning, Aguilar was found in violation of Rule 4-4 for having replaced a club in his bag mid-round.
"The player must not start a stipulated round with more than 14 clubs," read a statement from the European Tour.
"He is limited to the clubs thus selected for that round except that if
he started with fewer than 14 clubs, he may add any number provided his
total number does not exceed 14.
"The addition of a club or clubs
must not unduly delay play and the player must not add or borrow any
club selected for play by any other person on the course by assembling
components carried by or for the player during the stipulated round."
The four-shot penalty is the maximum for violating Rule 4-4, with two
shots being added on each of the first two holes played with the new
club.Ian Woosnam was famously hit with a two-shot penalty while leading the final round of the 2001 Open for having one club too many. He would ultimately lose to David Duval.
Aguilar's second-round 70 turned into a 74.
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
204 Wade Ormsby (Australia) 65 71 68
205 Ian Poulter (England) 64 66 75, Lee Westwood (England) 70 68 67, Marcel Siem (Germany) 70 69 66
206 Brooks Koepka (USA) 69 67 70, Danny Willett (England) 67 70 69
207 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 63 73 71
208 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 70 66 72, Andy Sullivan (England) 67 75 66, John Daly 69 72 67, Hennie Otto (South Africa) 67 69 72, Eddie Pepperell (England) 70 71 67, Peter Uihlein (USA) 73 65 70.
SELECTED SCORES
209 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) 67 71 71 (T14)
211 Chris Doak (Scotland) 69 73 69, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 75 71 65 (T19)
214 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 70 72 72 (T39)
215 Luke Donald (England) 74 73 68 (T46)
216 Marc Warren (Scotland) 67 74 75 (T52)
218 Richie Ramsay (Scotland) 76 70 72 (T59)
220 Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 76 72 72 (T67)
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