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Paul Dunne finished three under par in the third round of the Trophée Hassan II with a score of 69 on Saturday to lead the Irish contingent on moving day. His round started with a pair of birdies and bogeys on the front nine and was followed by birdies on holes 10, 11 and 13 on the way back to the clubhouse.
The Greystones golfer lies eight strokes off the lead ahead of the final round on a one over par total along with Peter Lawrie.
Lawrie opened his account with a bogey and it was to prove a contrasting day to the good fortunes of Friday as he signed for his first double bogey in seven rounds. The par 3 ninth hole throwing up that particular bad news and seeing him reach the turn in 40 strokes.
The back nine coughed up three birdies in a fight back that continued to the last green. But having already bogeyed 12, 13 and 16 the level par 37 could not improve on the +5 round of 77.
Gary Hurley ended three over for the day and a round of 75 the result of three dropped shots on the back nine having reached half way level par.
Kevin Phelan suffered double trouble on the Royal Golf Dar as Salam Red Course with two coming on the eighth and fourteenth to finish on 78 strokes.
Having started with three straight pars Phelan then dropped shots on the way to the turn and carded those further losses on the back nine in the tough conditions.
On top of the leader board the troubles were of a different kind as Chris Hanson faces probably the most important round of his golfing career on Sunday as he takes a one shot lead into the final round after a five under par 67.
The 30-year-old Qualifying School graduate a one shot leader on six under for the week.
Hanson, who finished fourth in a Challenge Tour event in Madrid last week, has never finished higher than 39th on The European Tour, but carded five birdies, two bogeys and an eagle on the par-five 12th to sit a shot clear of compatriot David Dixon and Clément Berardo of France.
Dixon came home in 33 to card a round of 67, with playing partner Berardo shooting a 68 after chipping in at the 13th.
Another Englishman, Joshua White, lies fourth after dropping two shots late on, with in-form Korean Jeunghun Wang fifth on three under.
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