Jorge Campillo the man to catch at weather-hit Qatar Masters
- Planet Sport writer
- 1 hour ago
Jorge Campillo was the man to catch at the top of the Qatar Masters leaderboard when play was suspended late on day three after carding 10 birdies and no bogeys in 25 holes on Saturday.
The Spaniard, who won this event in 2020, was among the players who had to return to the course early on day three to complete their second rounds following weather issues earlier in the tournament.
And he reeled off four birdies in eight holes to sign for a second-round 65 before making four more gains on the front nine in round three to hit the front.
Further gains at the 10th and 16th took Campillo to 16 under par and he safely parred the 17th just as the hooter sounded at 4.47pm local time due to fading light. He will return to the course to play the 18th early on Sunday morning.
Campillo leads by one shot ahead of Sami Valimaki after the Finn signed for a third successive 67, finishing his third round with a birdie at the 18th in near-darkness.
Scottish Ryder Cup star Robert MacIntyre was a single shot further back with two holes of his round still to go.
His countryman Scott Jamieson was among those another stroke back after firing eight birdies in his final 10 holes on Saturday to give his chances of keeping his DP World Tour card an enormous boost.
Jamieson came into the final event of the regular season 119th on the Race to Dubai rankings, needing a good result to squeeze into the top 116.
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