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 Alleby and Nitties share Aus Open lead
    December 15 2007 at 11:34AM Get IOL on your
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Sydney - Robert Allenby and James Nitties shot matching rounds of three-under-par 69 on Saturday to share the lead after the third round of the Australian Open.

The pair finished the day tied at 10-under-par, one stroke clear of their fellow Australian Stuart Appleby (68) and two in front of Craig Parry (70) and Nick O'Hern (72).

American Brandt Snedeker was in sixth place at seven-under after shooting 70 while former two-time champion Aaron Baddeley was at six-under after a 69.

Nitties made a nervous start to his round, bogeying the first hole, but quickly regained his confidence and did not drop another shot.
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'I really did hit some unbelievable shots out there'
Allenby, who is chasing is third Australian Open title, needed a birdie on the last hold to rejoin Nitties at 10-under after he took a bogey on the 15th to briefly drop back to nine-under.

"I really did hit some unbelievable shots out there because it was very tricky," he told a news conference.

"Today was one of those days where I could've shot quite a few lower than what I am."


Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by John O'Brien

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