It’s called Moving Day for a reason.
Lee Westwood surpassed second round leader Francesco Laporta and Bernd Wiesberger and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after a 7-under 65 on Saturday.
Westwood, who produced the shot of the week to set up an eagle on the par-5 8th hole, sits at 14 under for the tournament. Laporta and Wiesberger are T-2 at 13 under, followed by Matthew Fitzparick in fourth at 12 under and Sergio Garcia and Kurt Kitayama at 11 under.
“It’s always a bonus to be in contention and that’s basically why we come out here,” said Westwood. “I’m not going to lie, I didn’t play a lot of golf coming into it, didn’t know what to expect. To be in the lead with one round to go, it’s a real positive.”
World No. 1 Brooks Koepka improved on a second round 75, shooting a 2 under 70 and currently sits T-48.
Leaderboard: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
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