Jorge Campillo up by 1 shot near end of 3rd at Qatar Masters

DOHA, Qatar — Jorge Campillo led by one shot earlier than the third spherical of the Qatar Masters was suspended due to fading mild on Saturday, with the Spanish golfer having simply the 18th gap left to play.

Campillo will return Sunday bidding to win on the European tour for a fourth time, for the second time this yr after the Kenya Open in March and for the second time on the Qatar Masters, after 2020.

Sami Valimaki of Finland held the clubhouse lead after taking pictures a 3rd straight spherical of 67, leaving him on 15-under par for the event. Campillo was the one participant above him on the leaderboard and was 6 below for his third spherical with the par-5 final remaining.

Valimaki, whose solely title was in Oman in 2020, was nonetheless in competition to earn a PGA Tour card for subsequent season as one of many main 10 gamers not in any other case exempt on the European tour’s season-ending’s DP Race to Dubai rankings.

“I’ve tomorrow to go after which two extra weeks (of the season),” he mentioned. “I must get one win to make it to the PGA Tour. That is my purpose.”

Robert MacIntyre was in third place, a shot additional again, and was 2 below for his spherical with two holes to play.

Within the clubhouse on 13 below was Sean Crocker (67), Scott Jamieson (66) and Nacho Elvira (66).