MARCEL SIEM FOUR SHOTS CLEAR, CRAIG LEE IN TOP TEN
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Marcel Siem continued his dominance
of the Trophée Hassan II after a third round of three under par 69 saw
him stretch his lead to four strokes heading into the final round at the
Golf du Palais Royal at Agadir on Morocco's western Atlantic coastline.
The German has led the tournament
since the opening morning on Thursday and could yet win a place in the
Masters if he collects a third European Tour career win on Sunday
evening to barge his way into the top 50 in the Official World
Golf Ranking from his current position of 72nd.
Siem’s third round effort saw him
post a 15 under par total aggregate of 201 to move him four strokes
clear of Englishman David Horsey, Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal and the Finn
Miko Ilonen.
With his three closest challengers
all closing the gap during round three, Siem made a crucial run of four
birdies between the seventh and 12th holes.
“That was important because the pressure was on, especially from Mika at the beginning,” said Siem.
“He made the start that I was
hoping for and then Pablo and David were coming at me as well. There was
pressure there so it was great to make a few putts and pick up four in
six holes.
“It is very nice to have the gap
back for the start of the final round tomorrow. I am pretty confident at
the moment so I know the swing is there when I trust it and just let it
go. That will be very important tomorrow.”
Siem is playing with the same level
of confidence he displayed en route to the victory in the French Open
last year, and he credits that victory for restoring his self-belief.
“It helped me a lot to realise that I could win again and it gave me a lot of belief,” he confirmed.
“To do what I did there, in such a
big tournament and on a golf course like Le Golf National with such a
tough finish was really important. Hopefully can get me through
tomorrow.”
SCOTSWATCH:
Craig Lee is hanging on in there in sixth place after a gritty 70 for 208 - seven shots off Siem's cracking pace but only three behind the trio on 205, so the runner-up spot is still in the Scot's sights.
Richie Ramsay had a 69 for 212 and joint 13th position with a round to go.
A shot behind on 213 are David Drysdale and Stephen Gallacher. Drysdale had his best round yet, a 67, while Gallacher had a 70.
Scott Henry had a nightmare day, an error-strewn 80 knocking him back to joint last of the qualifiers on 223.
Par 216 (3x72)
201 M Siem (Ger) 64 68 69
205 D Horsey (Eng) 68 67 70; P Larrazábal (Esp) 72 64 69; M Ilonen (Fin) 69 66 70
207 B Wiesberger (Aut) 72 66 69
208 C Lee (Sco) 69 69 70
210 M Lundberg (Swe) 73 69 68; A Velasco (Esp) 67 74 69; M Baldwin (Eng) 72 70 68
211 S Wakefield (Eng) 68 72 71; J Luiten (Ned) 70 69 72; A Hartø (Den) 71 67 73
212 O Fisher (Eng) 73 69 70; R Ramsay (Sco) 74 69 69; S Arnold (Aus) 71 71 70
213 D Howell (Eng) 71 70 72; D Drysdale (Sco) 74 72 67; S Gallacher (Sco) 75 68 70; E Grillo (Arg) 74 70 69
214 G Mulroy (RSA) 73 67 74; J
Quesne (Fra) 71 72 71; P Waring (Eng) 71 72 71; A Snobeck (Fra) 75 67
72; G Lockerbie (Eng) 69 76 69; F Molinari (Ita) 73 71 70; R Green
(Aus) 75 71 68
215 C Paisley (Eng) 73 67 75; S Webster (Eng) 74 72 69; D Popovic (Aus) 72 72 71; C Lloyd (Eng) 72 68 75
216 L Gagli (Ita) 74 73 69; I
Garrido (Esp) 77 69 70; J Hansen (Den) 73 73 70; R McEvoy (Eng) 71 70
75; J Parry (Eng) 73 73 70; J Elson (Eng) 77 69 70; R Coles (Eng) 76 70
70; A Marshall (Eng) 73 71 72
217 M Wiegele (Aut) 75 69 73; L
Slattery (Eng) 74 71 72; A Levy (Fra) 73 74 70; J Lara (Esp) 72 71 74; D
Brooks (Eng) 72 70 75; M Hoey (Nir) 74 69 74; P Erofejeff (Fin) 76 69
72; E Kofstad (Nor) 74 73 70
218 G Storm (Eng) 68 77 73; J
Campillo (Esp) 72 74 72; K Horne (RSA) 77 69 72; B Ritthammer (Ger) 73
73 72; G Havret (Fra) 70 71 77; M Lafeber (Ned) 77 67 74; A Cañizares
(Esp) 73 73 72
219 J Sjöholm (Swe) 78 69 72; M Southgate (Eng) 72 75 72
220 E Molinari (Ita) 81 66 73; C Del Moral (Esp) 78 68 74; M Korhonen (Fin) 76 71 73; F Andersson Hed (Swe) 75 72 73
221 S Luna (Esp) 72 73 76; J Walters (RSA) 71 71 79; S Dodd (Wal) 74 70 77
222 M Delpodio (Ita) 74 70 78
223 A Tadini (Ita) 72 74 77; S Henry (Sco) 72 71 80; M Madsen (Den) 78 69 76
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