WENTWORTH, UK — Miguel Angel Jimenez struck a superb hole in one to get his third round off to a flying start in the European PGA Championship here Saturday. The veteran Spaniard had the crowd on its' feet and cheering loudly as he showed his intention to play positive, attacking golf and move into contention. His trademark gun slinger's pose turned to the old snake hips celebration as he removed his sunglasses and smiled broadly. Jimenez nailed his iron at the 158-yard hole and was delighted to see it bounce just beyond the pin and spin back into the hole. It was just the start the evergreen, cigar puffing 51-year-old needed as he moved menacingly to eight under and just two shots off the lead. Meanwhile, England's Tommy Fleetwood also made a sensational start. Fleetwood made a rare and spectacular albatross at the 552-yard par five fourth hole to surge up the leaderboard and join in the battle for the trophy. His superb iron from the fairway flew just a few yards from the hole and bounced a couple of times before rolling in to deafening roars of approval from the surrounding spectators. It moved the man from Southport to eight under, just behind leaders Francesco Molinari, from Italy, and American Peter Uihlein was also on the move hitting a scintillating 66 in perfect playing conditions at sun-drenched Wentworth. That moved him up to six under for the tournament and into the top ten along with Spain's Alejandro Canizares who shot a 68. — Agencies
