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Day 3 in numbers: WGC-HSBC Champions
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Day 3 in numbers: WGC-HSBC Champions

The stage is set for a thrilling final day at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China, where Graeme McDowell still holds the lead, but only by one shot. Martin Kaymer's superb 66 has the German in contention, while Bubba Watson continued his extraordinary run on the closing holes here at the Sheshan International GC. See all the best numbers from moving day here...

Hiroshi Iwata

11– under par leads the way for McDowell

1– shot lead for G-Mac over Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata, with Kaymer lurking a further shot back

3– under par rounds for McDowell this week – only Watson, Rickie Fowler, Tim Clark & Jonas Blixt have managed the same feat

1- bogey on the back nine from McDowell this week

15- birdies from the Northern Irishman in three rounds

8– different nationalities are in the top nine going into the final day

66– low round of the day for Kaymer, who fired seven birdies on moving day

8– under par for Bubba on holes 14-18 over the last two rounds

3– bogeys from the final group (McDowell, Watson & Ian Poulter) at the par three 17th

3– consecutive top fives for Poulter at the WGC-HSBC Champions, if he posts another good round on Sunday

10– under par on the back nine for Thorbjørn Olesen this week

15– out of 15 fairways found for supremely accurate South African Tim Clark

68– for Ryder Cup hero Jamie Donaldson moves the Welshman back to level par for the week

81– for World Number Five Henrik Stenson on a rare off day for the Swede

17– the par three played the hardest on moving day, averaging 3.45 with only one birdie being made there (Marc Leishman)

2– the 550 yard par five was the kindest to the players, averaging just 4.43

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