SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Alexander Levy of France overcame driving rain and gusting winds to shoot a 2-under 70 at the China Open on Saturday and maintain a three-stroke lead over Alvaro Quiros of Spain heading into the final round.
Levy, aiming for his first European Tour title, birdied three straight holes on the back nine, but opened the door for Quiros with bogeys on No. 14 and 16. The Spaniard couldn’t close the gap, however, making two bogeys of his own down the stretch.
Levy has a 16-under total of 200.
Finland’s Mikko Ilonen was four strokes back in third place after shooting a 67.
Third-ranked Henrik Stenson didn’t make up any ground on the leaders, despite starting off with back-to-back birdies. He was 12 shots back after a 71.
