PORSCHE EUROPEAN OPEN REPORT AND SCORES

Advantage Jaidee in Germany
 
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Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee will take a  one-shot advantage into the final round of the Porsche European Open after a seven under par round of 64 in Germany.
Jaidee edged clear of a packed leaderboard on 13 under par with four birdies in his closing seven holes at Golf Resort Bad Griesbach, which came after his only bogey of the day on the tenth hole.
Former European Ryder Cup player Ross Fisher had set the pace for much of the day after four birdies in his opening 12 holes, but the Englishman carded consecutive bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes to drop back to 12 under par.
Fisher, who won the European Open title seven years ago at the London Golf Club, is joined in a three-way share of second place by compatriot Graeme Storm, who salvaged a bogey on the final hole by sinking a 30ft putt for a round of 69, and Sweden’s Pelle Edberg, who signed for the lowest round of the week so far, posting five birdies in a row from the 12th hole en route to an eight under par 63.
Ryder Cup star Jamie Donaldson is a shot further back on 11 under par after a round of 67 which included an eagle on the 12th hole.
 He shares fifth place with Finland’s Mikko Ilonen and Sweden’s Magnus A Carlsson, both of whom signed for rounds of 67.
Meanwhile, Denmark’s Lasse Jensen aced the par three second hole in his round of 67 to register the 43rd hole-in-one of a record-breaking European Tour season.
Key player quotes
Thongchai Jaidee – 64 (-1 total)
“I played solid all three rounds but today I putted much better. You have to have good tee shots here as the greens are tricky. I enjoy playing this course and my game is good right now. I’m confident and I hit a lot of good shots. Seven under is very good for me today. I’ve not had seven under for a long time. Normally I’ve been about four under par, but the greens are soft and I can attack the pins here.”
Ross Fisher – 69 (-12 total)
“I felt like I played really well for 11 holes and had I under control. Then I had a loose tee shot on 12 and couldn’t go for it in two, but still had a chance for birdie and then 16 was a poor tee shot, and I was unlucky with the lie. That was the tough one missing the green from that distance – it was criminal. I shouldn’t be doing that. It was nice to hole a ten footer on the last and 69 is a decent score.
It would mean a lot to win this trophy again. It’s great that the European Open is back on the schedule. Porsche is a great sponsor that have stepped up and there is so much history with the European Open. I’m fortunate to have won it before, and I’ve given myself a chance to win it again.”
Graeme Storm – 69 (-12 total)
“It could have been better today. I should have holed those putts on 11 and 12 but left them short. I seemed to do that quite a lot today. I was a bit disappointed to finish with a bogey on 18 but the way it panned out, it wasn’t a bad bogey in the end.
It would mean everything to win. I’ve done well in European Open’s in the best. A close friend of mine Kennie Ferrie managed to win it in 2005 and I finished second so it would be good to bring it back to the north east.”
Pelle Edberg – 63 (-12 total)
“I’ve missed the cut the last two weeks but it still felt pretty good. Coming into this week I didn’t have the best confidence but I still felt it wasn’t far off and it was nice to shoot a god score today.  I’ve not been happy with my driver so I’ve changed a few things. As soon as I can get it in play I know I can shoot good numbers.
I hope this has given me a chance. I might be three or four back come tomorrow, but anything could happen.”
Jamie Donaldson – 67 (-11 total)
“It was a big patience test today. The early holes were tough. I looked at the leaderboard and saw everyone go berserk. The start is difficult too. If you get under par for the first eight holes you are in position to shoot a good score. I wasn’t quite in that position but I stayed patient, god a good birdie on eight and on the back nine the putts started to go in, so I’m happy with the day.
It’s great being in this position going into tomorrow. The course is great and the weather has been good, so I’m looking forward to it.”
THIRD-ROUND SCORES
Par 213 (3x71)
200 T Jaidee (Tha) 68 68 64,
201 R Fisher (Eng) 67 65 69, P Edberg (Swe) 67 71 63, G Storm  (Eng) 65 67 69
202 M Carlsson  (Swe) 67 68 67, M Ilonen  (Fin) 69 66 67, J Donaldson (Wal) 67 68 67
203 S Kjeldsen (Den) 66 70 67, P Uihlein  (USA) 68 68 67
204 A Tadini (Ita) 68 69 67, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 68 68 68, B Hebert  (Fra) 64 72 68, P Hanson (Swe) 68 70 66, D Fichardt (RSA) 65 69 70, J Edfors (Swe) 66 68 70,
 205 R Karlberg  (Swe) 68 71 66, L Jensen (Den) 68 70 67, H Otto (RSA) 67 70 68, M Korhonen (Fin) 70 67 68,
 206 R McEvoy  (Eng) 66 67 73, B An (SKor) 68 65 73, J Morrison  (Eng) 67 69 70, R Bland (Eng) 65 70 71, B Dredge (Wal) 68 70 68, J Walters (RSA) 67 68 71, J Parry (Eng) 66 70 70, S Hend (Aus) 69 69 68, M Jiménez (Esp) 67 69 70, G Havret  (Fra) 69 70 67, R Jacquelin (Fra) 70 67 69,
 207 S Wakefield (Eng) 69 70 68, B Langer (Ger) 66 71 70, M Kieffer (Ger) 68 68 71, C Bouniol (Fra) 69 70 68, M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 69 70 68, C Schwartzel  (RSA) 66 66 75, A Cañizares  (Esp) 70 67 70, F Zanotti (Par) 70 68 69, O Fisher  (Eng) 66 69 72, R Green (Aus) 65 72 70, S Benson (Eng) 68 70 69,
 208 G McDowell  (Nir) 68 70 70, F Fritsch  (Ger) 66 69 73, M Lundberg (Swe) 70 68 70, J Luiten (Ned) 69 69 70, E Espana (Fra) 69 69 70,
 209 P Whiteford (Sco) 67 72 70, D McGrane (Irl) 71 67 71, R Karlsson (Swe) 66 72 71, A Hansen (Den) 69 68 72, S Jamieson  (Sco) 68 70 71, M Fraser (Aus) 69 69 71, K Ferrie (Eng) 70 67 72, A Dodt (Aus) 70 68 71,
 210 S Heisele (Ger) 70 67 73, A Choi (Can) 70 69 71, L Slattery (Eng) 68 71 71,
 211 N Colsaerts  (Bel) 72 66 73, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 68 71 72, M Nixon (Eng) 71 68 72,
 212 A Levy (Fra) 72 67 73, P Mejow (Ger) 68 71 73,
 213 R Finch  (Eng) 66 72 75, C Paisley  (Eng) 67 72 74,
 215 B Evans  (Eng) 68 70 77,
 217 W Ormsby (Aus) 72 67 78,

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