{"id":1249667,"date":"2024-02-24T18:22:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T18:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1249667"},"modified":"2024-02-25T00:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T00:21:15","slug":"magical-kenya-open-2024-r3-darius-van-driel-still-tied-for-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/magical-kenya-open-2024-r3-darius-van-driel-still-tied-for-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Darius van Driel still tied for the lead in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Darius van Driel still holds a share of the lead at 10-under heading into the weekend after closing with a bogey-free 68 at the Magical Kenya Open.<\/p>\n<p>\"It was a good round,\" said the Duchman. \"Bogey-free, not stress-free. I had to work hard for it the last couple of holes. Overall, a good round.<\/p>\n<p>\"It\u2019s always been my dream to win on the DP World Tour. Trying to calm my emotions a little bit, not get ahead of myself. Play well and in the end I hope it\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n<p>\"I\u2019m confident. I\u2019m playing well and holing a few putts. I\u2019m going in there confident tomorrow. I\u2019m tied for the lead so I\u2019ve got everything still in my own hands.\"<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Round 3 Highlights | 2024 Magical Kenya Open\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CnkKirj3Vqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Spain's Manuel Elvira signed for a 67 to join him at the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>\"I feel like I was in position all the time. I missed a couple of drives but I was always in the right spots and I gave myself a lot of chances for birdie. I think that was pretty important.\"<\/p>\n<p>Elvira finished third on last season's Road to Mallorca and is playing in his maiden season on the DP World Tour. His brother Nacho lies three shots behind in a share of sixth place.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's always nice,\" said Manuel. \"I saw [Nacho's] name on the leaderboard and I was happy because I knew he was playing well.<\/p>\n<p>\"I was talking to my caddie and saying 'how cool would it be to play on Sunday with him?'<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> Unfortunately we're not going to be able to but it's still going to be really nice to be both in contention<a href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tpc-sawgrass-a-guide-to-the-2024-players-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a>\"<\/p>\n<p>Scotland's Connor Syme started the day in a three-way tie for the lead and closed with a 70 featuring an eagle at the par-5 10th, three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey at the par-4 8th.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently tied in third place at 8-under alongside England's Joe Dean who carded a 68 and South Africa's Ryan van Velzen who shot 67.<\/p>\n<p>Tapio Pulkkanen of Finland held a share of the lead overnight but also double bogeyed at the 8th and closed with a 71 to slip down into a share of sixth place at 7-under.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content_link_1249663\" class=\"ct-div-block content-link_wrap\"><a class=\"ct-link content-link_image-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tpc-sawgrass-a-guide-to-the-2024-players-championship\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TPC-Sawgrass-Stadium-17th-Green-II-150x150.jpg\" class=\"content-link_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TPC-Sawgrass-Stadium-17th-Green-II-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TPC-Sawgrass-Stadium-17th-Green-II-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TPC-Sawgrass-Stadium-17th-Green-II-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"ct-div-block content-link_content\"><a class=\"ct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tpc-sawgrass-a-guide-to-the-2024-players-championship\/\"><h5 class=\"ct-headline content-link_title\"><strong>Related:<\/strong> TPC Sawgrass: A Guide to the 2024 Players Championship<\/h5><\/a><div class=\"ct-text-block content-link_text\">One of the biggest events in golf each year - 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