AUSSIES ON TOP DOWN UNDER WITH A ROUND TO GO IN WORLD CUP
JASON DAY ... leading individual in the World Cup after three rounds
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1 Australia 415 (-11)
2 United States 416 (-10)
3 Japan 422 (-4)
4 Denmark 424 (-2)
5 Canada 426 (Par)
6= Portugal 428 (+2)
6= Thailand 428 (+2)
6= Brazil 428 (+2)
6= Germany 428 (+2)
6= Ireland 428 (+2)
11= England 430 (+4)
11= Scotland 430 (+4)
11= France 430 (+4)
14= South Africa 433 (+7)
14= South Korea 433 (+7)
14= Finland 433 (+7)
14= Spain 433 (+7)
18= Philippines 434 (+8)
18= Italy 434 (+8)
20 Netherlands 436 (+10)
21= Sweden 438 (+12)
21= Chile 438 (+12)
23 New Zealand 439 (+13)
24 Argentina 441 (+15)
25 China 445 (+19)
26 India 450 (+24)
INDIVIDAL STANDINGS
Par 213 (3x71)
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Home hero Jason Day leads Denmark’s Thomas Björn by one shot going into Sunday's final round of the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf.
Day’s
five under par round of 66 took him to nine under par, and the World
Number 18 also leads the team competition in partnership with his
compatriot Adam Scott.
Björn
had surged four strokes clear of the field when he birdied the first
hole from six feet, and his closest rival Kevin Streelman of America
dropped four shots in three holes from the second.
The
42 year old Dane was still three strokes clear when he turned in 35,
but by failing to break par on the way home Björn finished the day where
he started it on eight under par, one shot behind Day.
The
Australian had birdied the first hole from ten feet and two-putted the
par five second for a further gain; but it was a 20-footer for birdie at
the ninth hole which really ignited the 26 year old’s charge.
An approach to eight feet at the 13th hole and subsequent birdie putts of 20 and ten feet at the 15th and 17th holes respectively saw him come home in 33 to lead at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
“I
got off to a good start and I stayed patient and just let it happen,”
said Day. “On the way home I made a load of putts. I’m very excited with
how I played today.
“On this sort of course you have to be patient; you can’t get to the point where the course is beating you up.”
With
World Number Two Scott carding a 68 to get to two under, Australia lead
defending champions America by one in the team competition.
“Scotty’s
been playing great,” Day added. “It would be very fitting for us to
bring it home at Royal Melbourne for all the people that have been here
supporting us.”
Björn has all but conceded winning the team title after his fellow Dane
Thorbjørn Olesen slumped to a round of 76, but he is firmly in
contention to capture the lion’s share of the US$7 million prize fund
allocated for the indivdual event.
He said: ““I have played really, really well again today, but the putter just didn’t really do what it had to do.
“I am doing everything right and playing the golf course the way it should be played.
“It was disappointing the couple of mistakes I made, but in general I am in a good position and it’ll be good fun tomorrow.
“I’m up against a guy that we all know what he is capable of and I’ve
got to go out and try and keep playing the same sort of golf that I have
been playing for three days and hopefully roll a few putts in.”
America’s Matt Kuchar sits third on six under after a second consecutive
68, while Italy’s Francesco Molinari matched Day’s best-of-the-day 66
to move into fourth on five under.
SCOTSWATCH
Scotland's Martin Laird and Stephen Gallacher dropped down from a share of sixth place over night to joint 11th after 54 holes on four-over-par 430, two behind Ireland but on the same mark as England.
Laird's score is going up everyday - 67-72-74 and he has gone down to T17 on level par 213.
Gallacher has outscored his team-mate over the last two rounds with rounds of 74-71-72 but the Bathgate man is T33 on four-over-par 217
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MELBOURNE MADNESS ENVELOPES
HOLE-IN-ONE WELSHMAN MANLEY
Scotland's Martin Laird and Stephen Gallacher dropped down from a share of sixth place over night to joint 11th after 54 holes on four-over-par 430, two behind Ireland but on the same mark as England.
Laird's score is going up everyday - 67-72-74 and he has gone down to T17 on level par 213.
Gallacher has outscored his team-mate over the last two rounds with rounds of 74-71-72 but the Bathgate man is T33 on four-over-par 217
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HOLE-IN-ONE WELSHMAN MANLEY
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Even
a Hollywood scriptwriter would have rejected the story of Stuart
Manley’s third day at the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf as a little too
farfetched.
The bald facts are that Manley shot a round of 72 which saw him fall
back into a tie for eighth place on two under par, but the bare figures
do not even begin to tell the story of what unfolded at Royal Melbourne
Golf Club on Saturday November 23 – a date which,
one suspects, will linger long in the Welshman’s memory.
Consecutive birdies from the first hole got the 34 year old’s round off
to the perfect start, and his day got even better when his tee shot on
the par three eighth hole landed at the front of the green, took three
bounces and rolled straight into the cup for
the third hole in one of his career.
Thinking he had also won the AUS$130,000 Mercedes on display behind the
tee, Manley broke off his celebrations and gave the car a quick pat. He
then made his way to the green, only to be told by a rules official that
the prize was, in fact, only on offer during
the final day’s play.
His
disappointment was compounded at the next hole, where he took four
shots to locate the putting surface from the edge of the green en route
to posting an 11 – the highest score of his professional career.
Said Manley: “It’s the highest high and then the lowest low I’ve ever
experienced on a golf course. I thought the car was mine, and with the
crowd, all the hype, I was just buzzing. The adrenaline was pumping so
much, I could have flown to the green.
“Then I found out about the car, and go and have an 11. I kept asking my
caddie, “How many shots is that now?” I actually thought it was a ten
but I was not going to argue, because my head was pretty fried at that
point, to be honest.”
To his eternal credit, the Challenge Tour champion then showed immense
mental strength to bounce back with birdies at the sixth and 15th holes, and an eagle at the 15th which, miraculously, moved him back to level par for the day.
There was time for one last bizarre episode, however, as he pulled his
approach shot on the last and his ball ended up in the container beneath
the big screen adjacent to the 18th green.
Having taken a free drop, Manley chipped onto the green and two-putted
for a round of 72 which has to rank amongst the most eventful in
history.
He said: “Even though it probably sounds a bit strange, I’m actually
quite proud of the way I held it together after my 11. I think I am
pretty strong mentally. My caddie said a lot of people would have folded
after that, but I made some good chances after
that and I just kept plugging away.
“It’s obviously a shame I bogeyed the last, but if somebody had told me I
would’ve finished on two under at the end of the day after taking an
11, I would have taken it. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at that
point, but you’ve just got to pick yourself
up and get on with it. I won’t forget this day for a while, talk about
mixed emotions. But hopefully it’ll have a happy ending
1 Australia 415 (-11)
2 United States 416 (-10)
3 Japan 422 (-4)
4 Denmark 424 (-2)
5 Canada 426 (Par)
6= Portugal 428 (+2)
6= Thailand 428 (+2)
6= Brazil 428 (+2)
6= Germany 428 (+2)
6= Ireland 428 (+2)
11= England 430 (+4)
11= Scotland 430 (+4)
11= France 430 (+4)
14= South Africa 433 (+7)
14= South Korea 433 (+7)
14= Finland 433 (+7)
14= Spain 433 (+7)
18= Philippines 434 (+8)
18= Italy 434 (+8)
20 Netherlands 436 (+10)
21= Sweden 438 (+12)
21= Chile 438 (+12)
23 New Zealand 439 (+13)
24 Argentina 441 (+15)
25 China 445 (+19)
26 India 450 (+24)
INDIVIDAL STANDINGS
Par 213 (3x71)
1 | 204 | -9 | Jason Day | AUS | 68 | 70 | 66 |
2 | 205 | -8 | Thomas Bjorn | DEN | 66 | 68 | 71 |
3 | 207 | -6 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 71 | 68 | 68 |
4 | 208 | -5 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 75 | 67 | 66 |
5 | 209 | -4 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 66 | 69 | 74 |
6= | 210 | -3 | Graeme McDowell | IRL | 72 | 71 | 67 |
6= | 210 | -3 | Hideto Tanihara | JPN | 72 | 67 | 71 |
8= | 211 | -2 | Adam Scott | AUS | 75 | 68 | 68 |
8= | 211 | -2 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA | 71 | 70 | 70 |
8= | 211 | -2 | Stuart Manley | WAL | 67 | 72 | 72 |
8= | 211 | -2 | Ricardo Santos | POR | 69 | 69 | 73 |
12= | 212 | -1 | Bernd Wiesberger | AUT | 71 | 72 | 69 |
12= | 212 | -1 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | 71 | 71 | 70 |
12= | 212 | -1 | David Hearn | CAN | 70 | 71 | 71 |
12= | 212 | -1 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 67 | 74 | 71 |
12= | 212 | -1 | Oscar Fraustro | MEX | 74 | 67 | 71 |
17= | 213 | Par | Miguel Angel Jimenez | ESP | 73 | 69 | 71 |
17= | 213 | Par | Danny Willett | ENG | 69 | 73 | 71 |
17= | 213 | Par | Gregory Bourdy | FRA | 72 | 69 | 72 |
17= | 213 | Par | Martin Laird | SCO | 67 | 72 | 74 |
21= | 214 | 1 | Marcel Siem | GER | 71 | 74 | 69 |
21= | 214 | 1 | Maximilian Kieffer | GER | 73 | 71 | 70 |
21= | 214 | 1 | Roope Kakko | FIN | 72 | 72 | 70 |
21= | 214 | 1 | Brad Fritsch | CAN | 71 | 73 | 70 |
21= | 214 | 1 | Alexandre Rocha | BRA | 72 | 72 | 70 |
21= | 214 | 1 | Adilson da Silva | BRA | 72 | 71 | 71 |
27= | 215 | 2 | Branden Grace | RSA | 73 | 70 | 72 |
27= | 215 | 2 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | 72 | 70 | 73 |
29= | 216 | 3 | Brendon De Jonge | ZIM | 74 | 72 | 70 |
29= | 216 | 3 | Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL | 70 | 76 | 70 |
29= | 216 | 3 | Angelo Que | PHI | 74 | 72 | 70 |
29= | 216 | 3 | Peter Hanson | SWE | 72 | 71 | 73 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Tim Sluiter | NED | 76 | 72 | 69 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Mark Tullo | CHI | 74 | 72 | 71 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Chris Wood | ENG | 75 | 70 | 72 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Stephen Gallacher | SCO | 74 | 71 | 72 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Victor Dubuisson | FRA | 73 | 71 | 73 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Prayad Marksaeng | THA | 72 | 72 | 73 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Jose-Filipe Lima | POR | 71 | 73 | 73 |
33= | 217 | 4 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 73 | 69 | 75 |
41= | 218 | 5 | Shane Lowry | IRL | 75 | 72 | 71 |
41= | 218 | 5 | George Coetzee | RSA | 74 | 71 | 73 |
41= | 218 | 5 | Tony Lascuna | PHI | 70 | 71 | 77 |
44= | 219 | 6 | Robert-Jan Derksen | NED | 74 | 75 | 70 |
44= | 219 | 6 | Michael Hendry | NZL | 75 | 73 | 71 |
44= | 219 | 6 | Fabian Gomez | ARG | 72 | 75 | 72 |
44= | 219 | 6 | Mikko Korhonen | FIN | 70 | 75 | 74 |
44= | 219 | 6 | Thorbjorn Olesen | DEN | 71 | 72 | 76 |
49= | 220 | 7 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | 79 | 71 | 70 |
49= | 220 | 7 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP | 75 | 75 | 70 |
51= | 221 | 8 | Sang-Moon Bae | KOR | 74 | 74 | 73 |
51= | 221 | 8 | Felipe Aguilar | CHI | 75 | 72 | 74 |
51= | 221 | 8 | Espen Kofstad | NOR | 72 | 75 | 74 |
51= | 221 | 8 | A-Shun Wu | CHN | 77 | 69 | 75 |
55= | 222 | 9 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | 77 | 71 | 74 |
55= | 222 | 9 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | 76 | 72 | 74 |
57 | 224 | 11 | Liang Wen-chong | CHN | 75 | 76 | 73 |
58 | 225 | 12 | Siddikur Rahman | BAN | 73 | 75 | 77 |
59 | 226 | 13 | Matteo Manassero | ITA | 76 | 74 | 76 |
60 | 235 | 22 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND | 82 | 77 | 76 |
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