South African golfer Zander Lombard has completed birdie-birdie in his third spherical to shoot a bogey-free spherical of nine-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead on the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.
The world No.333, who’s trying to win his first title on the European tour, is 16 underneath total after taking pictures the bottom spherical of the week — containing 9 birdies — at Al Hamra Golf Membership on Saturday.
Lombard chipped in from the perimeter of the eighth inexperienced for his sixth birdie of the spherical and went out in 30.
He rolled in a birdie putt from 21ft at No.12, chipped in from 14 yards for birdie at No.17 and despatched his second shot on the par-five 18th to 5 ft, giving him the possibility of a closing eagle.
He needed to accept a birdie and ended the spherical a shot away from Rasmus Hojgaard, who shot 68 after beginning the third spherical in a three-way share of the lead.
Daniel Gavins (68) is a shot additional again in third place.
David Legislation and Adrian Meronk had been the opposite co-leaders after the third spherical however fell away after taking pictures 72 and 75, respectively.
