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Casey takes sole leadership in Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
England's Paul Casey shot four birdies in his front nine to move to the top of the leaderboard in the third round of the $2 million (Dh7.3 million) Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Saturday.
- By M. Satya Narayan, Senior Reporter
- Published: 11:58 January 17, 2009
- Paul Casey displayed red-hot form when he shot three successive birdies to finish the back nine with a four-shot advantage.
- Image Credit: Abdul Rahman/Gulf News
Abu Dhabi: England's Paul Casey shot four birdies in his front nine to move to the top of the leaderboard in the third round of the $2 million (Dh7.3 million) Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Saturday.
Casey, who started the third round with a 10 under par, started with two successive birdies and then added two more on the 7th and 8th holes to leave overnight leader and fellow Englishman Graeme Storm two shots behind.
Englishman Anthony Wall and defending champion Martin Kaymer also joined Storm and were tied at second place.
Wall played with 12 under after 10 holes in the third round while Kaymer shot an eagle and two birdies after 11 holes.
Hole-in-one
Spain's Alvaro Quiros, who led the Gulf News team to a 13th place finish in the Pro-Am, shot a hole-in-one in the third round.
Quiros scored the hole in one on the 12th hole with a seven iron from 193 yards.
Early leaders after four holes in the third round
(9) Paul Casey (Eng) -14;
(9) Graeme Storm (Eng)-12
(10)Anthony Wall (Eng) -12
(11) Martin Kaymer (Ger) -12
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