Westwood and Campbell lead the way at The Belfry

9/28/2008

Lee Westwood and Michael Campbell were tied for the lead and three clear of the field after an action-packed completion of the Quinn Insurance British Masters third round at The Belfry on Sunday morning.

Defending champion Westwood had been down in 14th spot after starting his round with three bogeys on Saturday, but before play was called off he came back with an eagle and a birdie and on his return for an 8am start he played his remaining eight holes in four under.

A five-wood to four feet gave him a second eagle of the round at the 538-yard third, then came birdies on the fifth and sixth.

Former US Open champion Campbell, however, followed his closing birdie last night with three more in a row for a sparkling 65.

With Westwood round in 68 they were on ten under par, while India's Jeev Milkha Singh and Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano were joint third on seven under. The fourth and final round will see the leaders tee off at 12.55.

Leaderboard – Round 3:

1.   Michael Campbell                 NZL  69 72 65 206 -10
      Lee Westwood                     ENG  68 70 68 206 -10
3.   Gonzalo F´dez-Castaňo         ESP  71 70 68 209 - 7
      Jeev Milkha Singh                 IND  69 71 69 209 - 7
5.   Charl Schewrtzel                    SAF  72 72 66 210 - 6
      Mikael Lundberg                  SWE  67 75 68 210 - 6
      Ross Fisher                          ENG  71 68 71 210 - 6
8.   Magnus A. Carlsson              SWE  73 70 68 211 - 5
      Alejandro Caňizares              ESP  71 68 72 211 - 5
10. Jean Van de Velde                FRA  72 74 66 212 - 4

Source: European Tour