AP...Joost Luiten birdied three of his closing four holes in a 6-under 65 at the Wales Open on Saturday to take a two-shot lead.
The three-time European Tour winner came from a stroke back at the start of the third round to overhaul Ireland’s Shane Lowry (68) and move to a total of 14-under 199 in ideal scoring conditions on the Twenty-Ten course at Celtic Manor.
The 28-year-old Luiten arrived in Wales having finished fifth in his defense of last week’s KLM Open title and is now primed to become the first Dutch-born winner of the Wales Open
Luiten finished 15th overall on the European Ryder Cup points table but was overlooked for a wild card pick by the 16th-placed and eight-time Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood.
As for the other Ryder Cuppers, rookie Jamie Donaldson continues to impress, shooting a 68 to move to 8-under overall while Lee Westwood jumped 23 spots with a round of 68 to be in a share of 32nd on 3 under. However, Dane Thomas Bjorn slipped two dozen spots with a round of 71 and is tied in 46th position at 2 under
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