article_snippet: But the 32 year old showed commendable resolve to put that opening hole mistake behind Holmes and play wonderfully patient golf thereafter to finish up with a 70 on Saturday and establish a commanding five shot advantage.
article_snippet: I felt like I hit it a little better
article_snippet: but my iron play is still not as sharp as I would like it to be,’ said the world
article_snippet: An unusually wet and windy third round made it tough for the players, with only Johnson (69) managing to break 70 among the last 12 groups.
article_snippet: Yet there were a remarkable number of perfect shots played.
article_snippet: Take the par three fourth, a hole so long and difficult there hadn’t been a hole in one there for 26 years.
article_snippet: Yet on this day, almost unbelievably, there were two in the space of 30 minutes, as first Johnson holed Johnson tee shot, to be followed by the leader himself shortly afterwards.
article_snippet: But Welshman Jamie Donaldson, runner-up here last year, fell away following a disappointing round of 76.