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        Marc Warren: Four birdies over last six holes. Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c).

MARC WARREN SHARES LEAD IN 

DENMARK AFTER 65 IN ROUND 2

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Scotland’s Marc Warren tamed the difficult windy conditions at Himmerland Golf  and Spa Resort with a master five under par round of 66 to share the lead with Bradley Dredge going into the final round of Made in Denmark.
Warren, who recorded a top 15 finish in last week’s US PGA Championship, started the third round seven shots behind Dredge, but carded eight birdies, including four over the closing six holes, and three bogeys to reel in the Welshman, who posted a round of 73.
The pair are tied on six under par 207, with Northern Ireland’s Gareth Maybin (68) and Englishman Simon Wakefield sharing third position, three shots back on three under par.
Home favourites Thorbjørn Olesen (72) and Thomas Björn (73) finished on two under par and one under par respectively, and will be hoping to feed off the large galleries if they are to make a final day charge.
Key player quotes
Marc Warren (-6): “The conditions were tougher and that suited us guys who were miles behind. Bradley played well the first two days, we needed a tougher day to bring him back and give us a chance if you shoot a good score. Fortunately I was able to do that today.
“It’s been a good summer for me. I’ve played consistently well. The Scottish Open was a very good week for me and then I continued to perform at The Open. I didn’t have a great Sunday there but the US PGA was great last week, finishing top 15. So confidence is high, the game is in good shape and to shoot a score like that, in a day as tough as today, just adds to the confidence again.”
Bradley Dredge (-6): “It was windier today so a bit more difficult and unfortunately I didn’t play as well either. It was a tough day, but I’m still joint leader which is a great position. All I can do is give it my best tomorrow.
“I saw that Mark Warren sot 66 there today which is a great score. He’s obviously in good form so it will be a tough day tomorrow. The wind will still be blowing so I’m going to have to play well.”
Gareth Maybin (-3): “I’ve played pretty well over the three days. The first day I shot four over but it was brutal and I didn’t make any putts. I played pretty similar the last few days but I made some putts. The wind suits me with my low ball flight. I guess growing up in Northern Ireland helps when you have some wind.”
Thomas Björn (-1): “Let’s get it windy tomorrow and see if we can put in a low number. Marc obviously showed it is possible to do that on this golf course and that is up there with one of the best rounds I’ve seen in a long, long time.”

 HOEY'S TALE OF WOE AFTER EARLY EXIT

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Michael Hoey was forced to withdraw from the Made in Denmark Open after incorrectly assuming he had missed the halfway cut.

The Northern Irishman – a five-time winner on the European Tour – finished on four-over after his opening two rounds (73-73) and thought he would not qualify for weekend action.
As such he flew from Aalborg in Denmark to Amsterdam, only to discover on arrival that he had made the cut after a bogey from James Heath in Friday’s final group.
Hoey then attempted to book a return flight but was informed that his clubs had been lost in transit by the airline.
Unable to recover them in time to board the only flight that would have enabled him to make Saturday morning’s early tee-time, he was subsequently forced to withdraw from the event.
An exasperated Hoey took to Twitter to explain his predicament, writing: “Home after a nightmare 24hrs, left Aalborg for Amsterdam, arrived watched scores made cut. KLM lost my clubs, missed flight back.”
However, there was some good news for him as he added: “Couldn't get private jet, train, car or any other way back so came home! At least I found my clubs this morning at Schiphol #silverlinings.”

THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71)
207 M Warren (Sco) 71 70 66, B Dredge (Wal) 66 68 73210 G Maybin (Nir) 75 67 68, S Wakefield (Eng) 71 67 72
211 T Olesen (Den) 69 70 72, P Archer (Eng) 70 70 71, S Manley (Wal) 73 69 69
212 T Björn (Den) 66 73 73, M Lundberg (Swe) 72 69 71, S Chowrasia (Ind) 70 71 71, E Pepperell (Eng) 73 68 71, O Fisher  (Eng) 75 65 72
213 P Waring  (Eng) 75 66 72, S Webster (Eng) 76 69 68, R Bland (Eng) 71 74 68
 214 T Lewis (Eng) 72 70 72, C Lee (Sco) 73 72 69, E Grillo (Arg) 71 69 74, R Kakko  (Fin) 70 71 73, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 73 70, R Karlberg  (Swe) 73 70 71
 215 D Drysdale (Sco) 71 68 76, S Kapur (Ind) 73 68 74, L Jensen (Den) 72 69 74, A Saddier (Fra) 74 68 73
 216 K Ferrie (Eng) 72 70 74, R Wattel  (Fra) 73 71 72, D Im (USA) 72 68 76, J Morrison  (Eng) 76 70 70, P Hedblom (Swe) 74 67 75, D Lipsky (USA) 72 71 73, R Derksen (Ned) 74 68 74, A McArthur  (Sco) 72 72 72, C Doak (Sco) 72 70 74, D McGrane (Irl) 73 70 73, M Nixon (Eng) 73 67 76, J Carlsson (Swe) 71 70 75, S Dyson  (Eng) 77 69 70
 217 M Madsen  (Den) 71 70 76, S Jamieson  (Sco) 71 75 71, P Sjöland (Swe) 71 70 76, G Havret  (Fra) 74 69 74, D Gaunt (Eng) 70 73 74, A Gee  (Eng) 76 70 71, K Broberg (Swe) 75 67 75, G Porteous (Eng) 71 68 78, A Hartø  (Den) 70 72 75, A Kaleka  (Fra) 78 66 73, J McLeary  (Sco) 74 70 73
 218 S Kim (Kor) 70 75 73, J Doherty  (Sco) 74 71 73, A Otaegui  (Esp) 74 72 72, G Bhullar (Ind) 73 70 75, P Uihlein  (USA) 74 72 72, P Lawrie (Irl) 70 75 73, N Colsaerts  (Bel) 70 72 76,
 219 J Campillo (Esp) 73 72 74, E Goya (Arg) 77 69 73, M Foster (Eng) 73 73 73, M Korhonen (Fin) 71 73 75, R Rock (Eng) 73 71 75, C Hanson (Eng) 72 73 74, D Horsey (Eng) 76 70 73, W Ormsby (Aus) 71 72 76, T Hatton (Eng) 74 72 73, F Aguilar (Chi) 66 74 79,
 220 R Hjelm (Den) 73 73 74, J Heath  (Eng) 77 69 74, R Ramsay  (Sco) 75 70 75, B Stone (RSA) 73 73 74,
 221 M Jonzon (Swe) 75 70 76, S Thornton (Irl) 76 70 75, A Marshall (Eng) 70 76 75, M Lampert (Ger) 74 70 77,
 222 R Green (Aus) 76 69 77, V Riu  (Fra) 73 72 77, J Magnusson (Swe) 75 69 78, A Johnston (Eng) 77 69 76,
 223 G Storm  (Eng) 75 70 78, G Stal  (Fra) 72 72 79, C Del Moral (Esp) 75 71 77,
 224 L Slattery (Eng) 71 75 78, N Kristensen (am) (Den) 75 70 79,
 225 A Pavan (Ita) 71 75 79,
 ** M Hoey  (Nir) 73 73 WD,


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