Portugal Masters 2013 Leaderboard: Complete Round 3 Recap and Analysis

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Published: October 12, 2013

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Scott Jamieson almost made history in the third round of the Portugal Masters on Saturday.

The Scotsman came agonisingly close to managing the first-ever 59 on the European Tour in quite a magnificent performance in the Algarve. He managed 11 birdies in his first 17 holes at Oceanico Victoria Golf Course and needed another on the last of the par-71 layout to break the unprecedented barrier that is 60.



Still, he matched the record, even if his chip grazing the edge of the hole of the last might haunt his dreams for a while. It was the difference between equaling the record and breaking it.

It was the 18th round of 60 in European Tour history, and, oddly enough, the second in successive months. Peter Uihlein managed the feat in September at the Dunhill Links Championship.

Strangely, Jamieson only made the halfway cut by one shot, yet a birdie on the final hole would have been enough to etch his name in the history books forever.

Italian Francesco Molinari's day was overshadowed by the Scotsman's heroics, but the former also produced a far better performance than the previous day and ended with a round of 63.



Molinari was another who only just made the cut, having ended Friday right on the mark of two-under after running up a double-bogey six on the 18th in the second round. While Jamieson rightly walked away with the headlines, Molinari's eight birdies and no bogies was no mean feat. He ended the day 10 under.

Despite Jamieson's incredible day, it is Paul Waring who takes a two-shot lead into the final round. The Englishman recovered from a poor start to card a 67.

It has the makings of a remarkable story, given that Waring is playing on a medical exemption this season after an operation on a wrist injury. He bogeyed the par-five fifth hole and made a mess of his approach to the ninth but turned things round in some style with s...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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