Marc Warren from Scotland has a two-shot lead
as we enter the final round of the Spanish Open after shooting a wonderful 68
in tough, windy conditions at the El
Saler course in Valencia.
Warren
carded six birdies and two bogeys to finish eight under par, with fellow Scott
Craig Lee his nearest challenger after a 70 and the English pair David Horsey (66) and Paul
Waring (69) a shot further back.
'I think
that's the best I've played in a long time on a course as tough as this and in
conditions as tough as this,' the 32-year-old from Glasgow said.
'The wind
changed a little bit today as well and made the course even tougher than the
first two days. We saw the scoring wasn't great the first two days and it's a
testament to the course set-up and how good a golf course this actually is.'I much
prefer this type of golf to some more modern courses where it's just a bombers'
paradise where you just stand up and hit driver as hard as you can.
A hole like 16 here is a really long par four
but I am still hitting two iron off that tee and going in with a four iron and
just having to invent shots and use your imagination a little bit.'
Warren
has won twice on the European Tour after a successful amateur career which
culminated in playing on the winning Walker Cup team in 2001 with the likes of
Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell.
But his
last victory came back in 2007, the same year he partnered Colin Montgomerie to
Scotland's first World Cup victory in a play-off with the United States in
China.
'I'm very
excited (about winning) but I'm going to have to play as well as I did today to
try and win this thing tomorrow,' Warren added.
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