McIlroy heads lead group in desert

Twenty five players are within four shots of the leaders as players struggled to hold their ground in the windswept third round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy struggled early, bogeying his first three holes before he was able the right the ship. The biggest surprised is the steady presence of Sergio Garcia. Despite a three over seventy-five, he’s just two shots back from being relevant again. He is paired with Tiger Woods for the final round tomorrow.

Note: This is the second week this season that there have been three holes in one for the week.

T1	HANSEN, Anders	-8
T1	AIKEN, Thomas	-8
T1	MCILROY, Rory	-8
T4	VELASCO, Alvaro	-7
T4	QUIROS, Alvaro	-7
T4	ANDERSSON HED, Fredrik	-7
T4	RUMFORD, Brett	-7
T4	GONNET, Jean-Baptiste	-7
T4	WOODS, Tiger	-7
T4	GARCIA, Sergio	-7

Battle for number one race after round three:

T4        WOODS             -7
T13      WESTWOOD     -5
T47      KAYMER           E