Strong performances for the third day.. Jameson approaches the title of Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Scotsman Scott Jemison continued his strong performances in the third day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, which concludes on Sunday, and became the second player in the history of the Rolex Championship to maintain the lead of the championship from its beginning to the closing day, awaiting his upcoming meeting with Shane Lowry and Thomas Peters.
Scott has held the lead in all rounds so far, awaiting meeting 2019 champions Laurie and Peters in the final round, as he confidently advances to a lifetime achievement on the Rolex Tour, with a four-under-78 score and 11 under-par.
If Scott achieves this goal, he will be only the second player to maintain the lead from start to finish in the history of the Rolex Series, after Lowry, who achieved the same result in 2019.
Lowry played alongside five-times champion Peter, who also achieved an outstanding result with Five under-67 games, ten under-par matches per season.
As for the seventh seed in the world, Victor Hovland hopes to achieve a good result despite exceeding the average in the fifth hole in the final, where he is currently tied with the Indian Shubhanker Sharma by eight strokes below par.
In turn, Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Belo scored seven under par, equal with Britain's James Morrison and Ian Poulter.
The UAE-born Englishman, Josh Hill, scored 69 in the third round, awaiting the final day at Yas Links Stadium. The 17-year-old took advantage of less severe conditions in today's weather than yesterday to score three Byrdie hits in the final four holes of his second round this morning. Byrdie hits and Eagle hits the seventh hole in the third round to build up his impressive run at this year's HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship.
Scotsman Scott Jameson said: "After what we faced yesterday, the whole thing now seems clearer, but it's still difficult. It was a lot quicker to shoot into the hole despite some slight winds. But what really pleased me was that when I got to the last hole, I noticed that someone He didn't hit Byrdie., so I was proud to score at 6-foot-6."
"It would be great, no doubt, to win a championship of this stature. There are a group of great champions here, which makes the competition a tough road to go," he added.
In turn, Lowry, the 2019 title holder, said: “I felt very comfortable, it was a great time with Thomas, and it was special to play with him. It was a critical start for Alex but in the end he managed to put in a great performance. I can say that it was a nice day in This is a beautiful and not easy stadium especially when the wind is blowing, but I really like it."
"I'm looking forward to tomorrow and I see Scott will score an under-10, regardless of who I meet tomorrow, but I feel like it's going to be a good day and I can only see myself standing here with the cup again. It's just that the first tournament of the year is so competitive." A lot of the starts in the previous years were difficult for me when I missed the shots, but as I said before, I'm happy where I am now and looking forward to tomorrow."
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