There’s a tiny a part of Robin Williams that may like to have fun success in a DP World Tour event along with his dad on his bag, however the big-hitting South African is aware of golf and is aware of to not get forward of himself as he heads into the ultimate spherical of the Turkish Airways Open in a share of second place.
After a gap 9 of one-over-par within the third spherical on Saturday on the Regnum Carya course in Antalya, Türkiye, he birdied the problematic tenth to get a chic homeward 9 on observe.
Robin Williams made 5 birdies on that 9 on his technique to a four-under-par 67, and – at 11-under-par – sits three pictures behind England’s Brandon Robinson Thompson, along with Haotong Li of China and Jorge Campillo of Spain.
Simply have enjoyable
“My dad talked about on the flight over right here about how Robert MacIntyre gained along with his father on the bag on the RBC Canadian Open, however I advised him that we shouldn’t get forward of ourselves,” mentioned Robin Williams.
“The principle factor this week has been for me and my dad to only have enjoyable. My dad doesn’t get to caddie for me many occasions. I may in all probability rely them on one hand since I used to be 11 years outdated – so, it’s good to have him on the bag and expertise this entire second collectively. We’ve made ourselves proud to this point, so we’re enjoying with home cash for the time being.”
That relaxed perspective helped him cope with bogeys on 5 and 7 after he had made birdie on 4.
“Regardless that the entrance 9 was a bit tough, there have been no psychological struggles occurring,” he mentioned.
“I used to be simply making an attempt to only sustain with Haotong on the market; he was enjoying tremendous properly on the entrance line. However I believe I’ve performed the again 9 fairly properly this week, so I knew there was some possibilities developing and I made certain I capitalised on them.
“The again 9 has extra scoring alternatives than the entrance. I used to be placing properly on the entrance 9, simply probably not making them. I missed a number of quick ones for par, however I knew as soon as I bought into my stride, I may transfer up the leaderboard.”
He pumped his drive on the tenth 326 yards up the green, simply taking the water that lurks all down the overlooked of the equation after which deposited his method inside 4 ft for a simple birdie.
He picked up three extra birdies on 12, 13 and 15 with sturdy tee-shots paving the way in which, after which he made a improbable 14-footer for par on 16 to take care of the momentum he may so simply have misplaced with a bogey.
“I’d fully duffed my second shot with pitching wedge and left myself in a horrible spot,” he mentioned.
“I attempted to depart myself a putt with the chip on to the inexperienced, however I gave it an excessive amount of spin, so it was good to make that nice one down the hill.”
After which got here a closing birdie which took him inside three of the lead: As soon as once more, he launched his driver over the water, carrying 343 yards into the left tough and 83 yards left to the pin. He left himself simply inside 30 ft for his birdie putt and made it.
“I’ve birdied the 18th day by day. I simply hit driver there and provides myself a brief membership in,” he mentioned.
“Hopefully tomorrow, I can use that momentum. It’s all you may ask for is to be there on a Sunday, and particularly on the again 9 on Sunday, to be in competition. I’m going to offer it a run.”
Robinson Thompson had an excellent course record-equalling 62 as he jumped to 14-under and the lead.
“Clearly, I wasn’t actually fascinated by it,” he mentioned, “however I’m tremendous excited once more to have one other good spherical and get it going. The scary half was I in all probability may have had a number of extra, however, you recognize, beggars can’t be choosers.”
Behind Robin Williams, Wilco Nienaber simply couldn’t get something going, regardless of feeling bullish about his newly-tweaked driver.
It helped him within the first two rounds, however he couldn’t capitalise on related accuracy and distance in his third spherical in addition to he did within the second.
He made bogeys on three and 12, and an entire lot of battling pars in between.
Ultimately, an enormous drive on 18 set him up for his solely birdie of the day, and he’ll hope that offers him momentum for the ultimate spherical as he goes into Sunday on eight-under in a share of thirteenth.
Dylan Frittelli’s two-under 69 put him on a share of thirty ninth on four-under, Jayden Schaper’s level-par 71 had him on two-under in a share of 53rd, and Dylan Naidoo slumped to a five-over 76 to slide to a share of 63rd on three-over.
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