Golf: More headaches for Tinning

The effects of a bad headache finally caught up with Steen Tinning as he lost a four-stroke lead in the Heineken Classic in Perth.

The 38-year-old Dane will go into the final round tomorrow in joint third place, three strokes behind Australian left-hander Nick O'Hern.

While local star O'Hern birdied two of the last three holes for a 69 and 12 under par aggregate of 204, Tinning finished with two bogeys, hitting a three wood into the lake at the par five last.

"I kept getting the headaches after six or seven holes," said Tinning.

"My caddie asked if I wanted any pills, but I decided against it and towards the end of the round I started feeling worse and worse."

Defending champion Michael Campbell is now the main threat to O'Hern. The New Zealander scored a 67 to move into second place on 10 under.

Tinning's 72 left him alongside Scot Dean Robertson, the first day leader, and another Australian Peter Lonard.

Robertson, who had opened with a 65, put his second day 74 behind him by producing a 68 to stay right in the thick of things.

"They call Saturday 'moving day' and I've moved, so I'm happy," said the 30-year-old from Paisley, who also led in South Africa two weeks ago and eventually finished joint third with Nick Faldo.

"My goal in these early tournaments was to get into contention as many times as possible, feel the heat and know what aspects of my game I have to work on," he said.

"I'm finding out things about myself. My mind is strong and there's nothing better than being in the hunt. It's a great buzz."

He sank a 40-foot par putt on the second after driving under a bush and then birdied the third, seventh, 10th and 12th.

His only dropped shot was on the 17th, where he hooked an eight-iron, but a 10-foot birdie putt at the last left him feeling good about his chances.

Although the temperature was nothing like the 45-degree furnace of previous years, Robertson had an umbrella held over his head by his caddie between shots.