If Andy Sullivan had his pedal to the metal for the first two rounds of the Golf in Dubai Championship, he successfully clicked into cruise control during his third round — and now sits just 18 holes from his fifth European Tour win.
Sullivan was steady as a rock with the lead at the Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Fire Course, finishing with a solid 68 to maintain a two-stroke lead over Matt Wallace. Sullivan, who won the English Championship in August, is 21 under after three rounds. The third round was slightly delayed due to fog, but that didn’t faze Sullivan.
Italian Renato Paratore fired his second straight 65 to hop into a tie for third at 18 under with Ross Fisher.
But the story thus far has been Sullivan, who opened the event with a 61 and has maintained his lead throughout. He had a single bogey on No. 10 — just his second of the entire tournament — but rolled in five birdies to keep his edge.
“I started off really nicely … played really solid. From 10 through to 14 I didn’t swing it that great, didn’t give myself that many chances but found good swings coming in,” Sullivan said. “There’s a lot of golf to be played and a lot of birdies going to be made tomorrow. I’ve just got to go out there and play as good as I can.”
"Nothing better than a long walk with the putter."@andysulligolf, 04/12/2020.#GolfInDubai pic.twitter.com/H9iDAcW7AL
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) December 4, 2020
Robert McIntyre is five shots off the lead heading into the final round while Bernd Wiesberger sits T1-2 at 14 under.
