Stephen Gallacher of Scotland salutes with his club on the 18th green during the third round of the 2014 Omega Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai February 1, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
DUBAI (Reuters) - Champion Stephen Gallacher amassed seven birdies and an eagle on the back nine on Saturday, tying a European Tour record, as the scintillating Scot snatched the Dubai Desert Classic third-round lead from Rory McIlroy.
Gallacher, 39, blitzed his way to a nine-under-par 63 - the joint lowest round of this year's event - to finish with a 16-under total of 200, two clear of world number six McIlroy having started the day four adrift.
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