Donaldson fires 62 but Levy leads
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RYDER Cup hero Jamie Donaldson fired a stunning 10-under-par 62 in the third round of the BMW Masters in Shanghai yesterday but still found himself four shots behind runaway leader Alexander Levy.
The Frenchman dominated for a third day, returning a 9-under card of 63 to follow his 65 and 66 in the opening two rounds to stand at 22 under with 18 holes left in the US$7 million European Tour flagship event.
Germany’s Marcel Siem moved into third on his own after a 65, but is five back from Levy on 17 under.
Another Ryder Cup star Justin Rose is two shots further away on 15 under even though he fired in a sublime 8-under 64 which he reckoned “could have been five shots better”.
“I missed about five putts inside eight feet,” he added.
Donaldson, who started the day five adrift of Levy, equalled his own course-record 62 set here at Lake Malaren two years ago, though yesterday’s effort will not enter the record books as it was played under the “preferred lies” wet weather rule.
The Welshman played the shot of the day at the par-4 16th, spinning his approach shot back into the cup for an eagle two. “I had 142 yards to the flag, slightly uphill into the wind which was a soft nine-iron and it came off spot on,” he told reporters.
It capped a remarkable back nine of 30 to add to his 32 outward half.
The soft conditions after three days of rain, little wind and the ability to lift, clean and place balls on the fairways has turned this year’s opening event in the European Tour’s big-money “Final Series” into a big-hitters’ shoot-out. And Levy is clearly loving the conditions. “Yes, it’s true. I like the target golf where I can play exactly the number (yardage) for me,” said the Frenchman.
Halfway leader Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium shot 73 to plunge nine strokes off the pace.
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