Casey, Dredge lead at Qatar Masters

DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Paul Casey surged into a tie with Bradley Dredge Saturday for the lead heading into the final round of the European PGA Tour's Qatar Masters.

Casey had birdies on three of the four par 3s of the Doha Country Club course en route to a third-round, 6-under-par 66 while Dredge overcame a double bogey for a 70 and a 54-hole total of 10-under 206.

They are one stroke ahead of Lee Westwood, who shot 70 Saturday, while Robert Karlsson (70) and second-round leader Brett Rumford (73) are in fourth at 8-under.

Casey started his move with a 2 at the par-3 third hole and quickly added a birdie at the fourth. He collected consecutive birdies on Nos. 9-11 and went to 6-under on the day with another 2 at the par-3 13th. Casey answered a bogey at 15 with a birdie at the par-3 No. 17.

Dredge, who started the day in second, jumped into the lead with birdies at Nos. 2 and 3 but gave back both strokes with a 6 at the par-4 fifth hole. He added birdies at 7 and 9 but bogeyed No. 13 before a birdie at 17 returned him to 2-under for the round.