LAURA DAVIES TAKES AN 8 AND IBEN TINNING
MOVES ONE AHEAD WITH A ROUND TO GO

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Denmark’s Iben Tinning moved a step closer to claiming her first victory in more than two years when she took a one-shot lead after the third round of the Dubai Ladies Masters at Emirates Golf Club today.
The 32-year-old from Copenhagen shot a five-under-par 67 for a nine-under-par total of 207, one shot ahead of Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam, Italy’s Veronica Zorzi and England’s Laura Davies.
The next best player was first round leader Louise Stahle from Sweden on five-under. Scot Catriona Matthew shared sixth place with South Korean teenager Amy Yang on four-under-par. Overnight leader Lisa Hall from England had a 77 in the trickier wind conditions and dropped back into joint eighth position on three-under-par alongside three others.
Tinning is aiming for her sixth career win in the final round on Sunday after two victories in 2002, at the Irish and Italian Opens, and three victories in 2005 – in Spain, Italy and Denmark. “I’ve got no expectations of myself. I’ll just try and go out there and make as many birdies as I can,” said Tinning, who won the LET’s New Star Money List and Players’ Player of the Year award in 2005, before she had her first son Mads in March 2006.
“I don’t know if I have to have a great start to win because every day I’ve come back really nicely. Whatever happens, happens.”
Tinning began with a bogey at the first hole but fought back with seven birdies and just one more bogey at the par-five 13th.
Davies, who is one of four players within a shot of the lead, had a round of 71, which was a roller-coaster even by her own standards. She had built a two-stroke lead after an eagle, a birdie and a bogey in her first 10 holes but took a triple bogey 8 at the long 15th when she hit her second shot into the water right of the green.
Having taken a drop, she then duffed her chip back into the water, resulting in the 8 that took her back to six-under-par and three strokes behind the leaders. However she recovered well with birdies at the 15th and 18th holes.
Davies said of her chances on Sunday: “There are some top players on the top of the leader board so it’s basically a four-way shoot-out. Anyone who shoots the best round will win because one shot between four of us is nothing so you’ve got to go out tomorrow and be very aggressive, make lots of birdies, try not to make too many mistakes and probably a 67 would win it.” Sorenstam, who had a bogey-free 68, was pleased to have recorded four birdies and made some progress on moving day. She said: “I was pleased with my round and I feel like I hit some good shots today. I think the practise on the technical side this morning helped.”
Annika revealed that she had received some advice from her coach before the round and was working on keeping her shoulders square and her hips slightly open through impact.
“I feel like I’ve still got some work to do but I’m hitting some good shots and that’s what matters,” she said.
Italy’s Zorzi carded a 70 and she said, “I missed a few putts but I feel good and will hope for the best tomorrow.”
NOTES ON SCOTS: Catriona Matthew is sharing sixth place on four-under-ar 212 after her second 70 of the three days so far. Catriona birdied two long holes, the fourth and the 18th and one short hole, the 15th. She dropped one shot, at the par-4 16th.
Clare Queen was very steady. She had 16 par figures, a birdie at the short seventh and a bogey at the first in her second par-matching 72 of the tournament. The Carrick at Cameron House player is sharing 32nd place on 220.