Quiros fires in front in Dubai

Spain’s Alvaro Quiros shot to the top of the Qatar Masters leaderboard this morning after blitzing the front nine of his third round to dislodge overnight leader Louis Oosthuizen.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2009 - 12:30

Spain’s Alvaro Quiros shot to the top of the Qatar Masters leaderboard this morning after blitzing the front nine of his third round to dislodge overnight leader Louis Oosthuizen.

The Portugal Masters champion carded five birdies in his opening nine holes to leap to 13 under par overall in bright but blustery conditions at Doha Golf Club.

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