• McIlroy,Branden Grace, Ian Poulter, and Rickie Fowler and Joost Luiten share lead
• Northern Irishman says he is wary of close field and ‘short turnarounds’The disrupted nature of the HSBC Championship should not mask the likelihood of a thrilling finale. In fact this scenario may even add to the drama. In normal circumstances the enforced completion of a multitude of third rounds on a Sunday morning would be regarded as an inconvenience. Here,the quality of play – and closeness of field – render additional final-day holes as a bonus to onlookers. The fog that delayed Friday’s play returned with a vengeance morning.
For so long we looked set for the latest desert duel between Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan. The Englishman has looked imperious when claiming a two-shot lead before losing a ball on his final gap of the day, the 9th, and running up a triple bogey. Suddenly Sullivan was one adrift of a five-man group – McIlroy,Ian Poulter, Joost Luiten, and Branden Grace and Rickie Fowler. None of that quintet have completed round three.
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Source: theguardian.com