MELBOURNE, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A violent Geoff Ogilvy
set his home march land by sharpened a record-equalling 63 on
Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Britain's Ian Poulter
heading into a final turn of a Australian Masters.
Former U.S. Open champion Ogilvy, a long-time member of the
tournament's Victoria Golf Club venue, put on a hospital of
iron-play and putting on a breezy afternoon as he charged past
overnight personality Poulter to pierce to a 13-under sum of 200.
"Obviously, I'm really gentle out here on this golf
course. I've substantially played here some-more than I've played any
other march in a world," Ogilvy told reporters.
"It's fun to come behind to Melbourne always ... generally to
play here."
Britain's hopes of a win Down Under distortion resolutely on Poulter's
shoulders, with universe series one Luke Donald 8 strokes
behind after a third unbroken day of grind on a greens.
Donald, a corner U.S. PGA and European Tour income list
winner, carded a two-under 69 and birdied his final hole to give
himself a faintest wish of an doubtful feat on Sunday.
The day belonged resolutely to a moustachioed Ogilvy, however,
as he tore by a front 9 in 29 and tapped in his ninth
birdie on a par-five 18th to equal a sandbelt course's
record.
Bursting out of a blocks with an eagle and dual birdies in
his initial 3 holes, Ogilvy threatened to erase a mark
after reaching eight-under with a 30-metre chip-in for birdie at
the par-four 12th, though injured his turn with bogeys during 13 and
16.
IT WAS AWKWARD
"All in all, we left a integrate out there though we stole a couple,
especially on 12, so I'm flattering happy with that," the
34-year-old added.
The Australian stands on a margin of a drought-breaking
victory after a frustrating, winless year on a U.S. Tour that
was injured by a period of injuries.
Poulter, who battled food poisoning on Friday, is outright
second after carding a two-under 69, with Australians Nathan
Green and Ashley Hall in corner third place, dual strokes further
adrift.
While Poulter managed to shrug off a revulsion during his
fighting third round, a Briton was incompetent to master a gusty
winds that buffeted Victoria in a afternoon.
"It was awkward. Got off to a good start, dual birdies on
the initial dual holes and afterwards a subsequent 4 holes had four
completely opposite breeze directions," pronounced Poulter, dressed in
uncharacteristically solemn relating whites.
"Hats off to Geoff for going in indeed eight-under standard in
that breeze today, that's a good score. When someone posts a
course record on Saturday they generally pierce forward.
"Geoff's finished that and I'll be chasing him down tomorrow."
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