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Day 3 in Numbers: DP World Tour Championship
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Day 3 in Numbers: DP World Tour Championship

Henrik Stenson and Rafa Cabrera-Bello are in a share for the lead with one round to go at the DP World Tour Championship. It's all set-up for a thrilling finale, and despite a mixed third round Rory McIlroy is still in the mix. See the best numbers to come out of moving day in Dubai here... 

Henrik Stenson

14 – under par leads the way for Stenson & Cabrera-Bello going into round four

3 – shot lead for the pair over Justin Rose

15– under par for the last two rounds, Cabrera-Bello is in very good form

8– fairways found for Rafa on day three & only 10 greens in regulation

21– putts for the Spaniard, who said he had never putted better after his round

16– greens in regulation found for Stenson, who needed 32 putts on moving day

3– wins in Dubai for our co-leaders (Stenson at last year’s DP World Tour Championship & at the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic – Cabrera-Bello at the 2012 Dubai Desert Classic)

1 – bogey in his last 42 holes for the consistent Stenson

0- Stenson has never defended a title in his career

11 – under par on the back nine for Rose this week

2– double bogeys in a row for McIlroy (at the 12th and 13th) on a mixed day for the world number one

0– bogeys on the front nine for The Race To Dubai winner this week

370 – days since McIlroy made a bogey on the front nine at the event

325– average driving distance for the four-time major champion

4– shots back at ten under par, the Northern Irishman is still in the mix

8– birdies in a row for Tyrrell Hatton on holes 1-4 at the Earth Course this week

65– was low round of the day, which was shared by Cabrera-Bello & Marc Warren

2– times Cabrera-Bello has had low round of the day in two days after he shot a 64 on Friday

1– cat saved by Jamie Donaldson from a precarious position by the clubhouse, who showed his caring side after shooting a five under par 67

32– under par for the four Swedish players in the field this week (Stenson -14, Karlsson -9, Broberg -7 & Blixt -2)

16– the par four was the toughest, averaging 4.22, with only four birdies there today

15– the short par four played the easiest, averaging 3.48

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