Baddeley: I thought it was a two-horse race
Aaron Baddeley admitted after the third round of the Australian Masters that he thought the tournament was going to be a two-horse race with Robert Allenby.
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Allenby started the day -9, one clear of Baddeley and four clear of the rest of the field. The pair had clumsy Saturday’s, Allenby more so, as Daniel Chopra and Kurt Barnes lit up the Huntingdale course with a pair of 65s, leaving Baddeley one behind Chopra and Allenby lamenting a four shot deficit.
“I thought we did (have a chance to clear away),” Baddeley said on Channel Seven.
“If we shot five or six under, we would have been at least three or four clear, but full credit to Kurt and Daniel.”
Baddeley was in awe of Chopra’s efforts on the greens. The Swede needed just 23 putts on Saturday.
“I’ll take 23 putts tomorrow and sit in the clubhouse,” Baddeley said.
Baddeley’s touch on the greens isn’t too bad either, with the two-time PGA winner sinking 18 birdies and an eagle so far this week.
“I feel a lot better (with the putter) than I did on Thursday.”
With a stacked leaderboard heading into the final 18 holes, Baddeley predicts the winner will have to shoot a score well into the 60s.
“I think (the winner) will have to shoot four, five, six under to win,” Baddeley said.
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