RUMFORD ROARDS INTO CONTENTION AT PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT BY EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
A
brilliant course record-equalling 65 around Lake Karrinyup Country Club
saw home hero Brett Rumford roar into contention at the Perth
International.
Rumford,
already a two-time winner on The European Tour this season, carded his
seven under par effort in the most difficult conditions of the week to
charge up the leaderboard into a share of second place, one stroke
behind his fellow
Western Australian Brody Ninyette heading into the final round.
Ninyette
was another player to shine in the wind and rain as he posted a fine 67
to move to eight under and one clear of Rumford, Denmark’s JB Hansen
(66) and South Korean former World Amateur Number One Jin Jeong (69).
But
it was Rumford who stole the show on day three in Perth, producing
eight birdies and just a single dropped shot to delight the home crowd.
“It
was a tough day,” said Rumford. “It was very blustery. We had some
really heavy downpours, which made, at times, made the golf course very,
very tough.
“I
guess today was just a credit to myself. I feel as though maybe the
last two or three years, my maturity in the game and out on the golf
course has really stepped up and that showed today.
“If
I were to win here, it would be the crème de la crème - winning in
front of your home crowd, there would be nothing better than that,
that's for sure.”
Ninyette,
meanwhile, is hoping to spoil Rumford’s party to secure what would be a
life-changing victory and a two-year exemption on The European Tour.
“Being
able to play in Europe next year would be massive,” said the 26 year
old. “It would be amazing. It would be a whole new experience, getting
out there and playing over there would be unreal to see how the world's
best do it.”
While
the battle for the Perth International will take centre stage on
Sunday, the fight to see which players can keep their playing rights for
2014 will enter the final round with many of the players in need of a
huge finish on the upper
echelons of the leaderboard.
Richard
Finch and Fredrik Andersson Hed are among those players tied for fifth
place on six under (along with Ross Fisher) and need to finish fourth
and third respectively to survive, while Joel Sjoholm, who needs second
place or better,
is just a one stroke further back alongside Tour winners Michael Hoey
and Danny Willet.
Despite
a disappointing third round 75 which saw him fall back to four under,
second round leader Peter Hedblom is not quite dead yet. The Swede, who
needs to win to keep his tour card, will need to produce the performance
of a lifetime
to claim the ultimate prize, while Oliver Fisher, currently tied 17th on three under needs to finish in the top seven to succeed.
Complete Round three Scores:
208 B Ninyette (Aus) 72 69 67
209 J Hansen (Den) 70 73 66; J Jeong (Kor) 68 72 69; B Rumford (Aus) 71 73 65
210
R Finch (Eng) 72 69 69; J Scrivener (Aus) 75 67 68; R Fisher (Eng) 72
67 71; F Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 73 68; J Nitties (Aus) 68 73 69
211 M Hoey (Nir) 73 69 69; D Willett (Eng) 72 71 68; J Sjöholm (Swe) 71 73 67
212 S Hansen (Den) 71 69 72; D Papadatos (Aus) 69 71 72; P Hedblom (Swe) 68 69 75; B Van Pelt (USA) 70 71 71;
213 M Fraser (Aus) 72 70 71; J Younger (Aus) 70 70 73; N Cullen (Aus) 69 73 71; O Fisher (Eng) 72 72 69;
214 N O'Hern (Aus) 69 73 72; G Paddison (Nzl) 74 69 71; D McKenzie (Aus) 75 68 71; S Wakefield (Eng) 72 74 68;
215 S Little (Eng) 69 75 71; A
Kaleka (Fra) 74 69 72; C Campbell (Aus) 71 71 73; B Grace (RSA) 73 73
69; C Rice (Aus) 68 72 75; D Popovic (Aus) 72 74 69; P Lawrie (Irl) 73
70 72; F Zanotti (Par) 75 68 72;
216 P Wilson (Aus) 72 71 73; E
Kofstad (Nor) 71 73 72; R Haller (Aus) 72 70 74; M Brown (Nzl) 70 72 74;
W Ormsby (Aus) 73 72 71; P Spargo (Aus) 72 71 73; M Korhonen (Fin) 73
71 72; C Lee (Sco) 73 71 72; S Henry (Sco) 74 72 70; R Blizard
(Aus) 70 74 72
217
T Cox (Aus) 75 70 72; S Dartnall (Aus) 74 71 72; J McLean (Aus) 76 68
73; R McGowan (Eng) 71 72 74; C Doak (Sco) 72 73 72; S Jones (Aus) 74
72 71; A Bland (Aus) 72 72 73; S Kjeldsen (Den) 76 68 73;
218
L McKechnie (Aus) 74 72 72; R Bland (Eng) 75 71 72; J Walters (RSA) 76
69 73; T Bond (Aus) 71 73 74; J Morrison (Eng) 73 72 73; D Johnson
(USA) 69 74 75; D Bransdon (Aus) 71 73 74;
219 R McEvoy (Eng) 76 70 73; G Havret (Fra) 73 73 73; D Higgins (Irl) 73 72 74; P Cooke (Aus) 72 73 74;
220 J Wade (Aus) 76 70 74; C Parry (Aus) 72 74 74; S Jeffress (Aus) 76 70 74;
221 A Brown (Aus) 70 75 76; D Drysdale (Sco) 72 74 75; M Tullo (Chi) 75 71 75;
223 B Åkesson (Swe) 69 77 77;
224 N Basic (Aus) 72 74 78;
ENDS
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