DP World Tour Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Victor Dubuisson raced to the summit of the 2016 DP World Tour Championship leaderboard on Saturday after carding a third-round score of 64 to go one shot clear of the competition. 

A terrific Day 3 outing saw Dubuisson move to 13 under par overall, but the competition remained close heading into the final day of the tournament at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.

Rory McIlroy's recovery continued with his second successive score of 68 following a nightmarish 75 on Day 1, but the Northern Irishman remained on five under overall and is in need of some stellar fortune falling his way on Sunday.

Sergio Garcia came into Saturday as the competition's joint-leader, but a sluggish 74 saw the Spaniard plummet to joint-13th in the standings, and his title chances are also fleeting in Dubai.

Read on for a roundup of Saturday's scores and where they leave the 2016 DP World Tour Championship leaderboard heading into the last day of the tournament.

Position	Player	Score	Day 3
1	Victor Dubuisson	-13	-8
T2	Nicolas Colsaerts	-12	-6
T2	Matthew Fitzpatrick	-12	-6
T2	Tyrrell Hatton	-12	-5
T5	Rafa Cabrera Bello	-11	-9
T5	Lee Westwood	-11	-3
T5	Francesco Molinari	-11	-2
T8	Nacho Elvira	-9	-4
T8	Soren Kjeldsen	-9	-4
T8	Charl Schwartzel	-9	-2
T8	Bernd Wiesberger	-9	-2

For the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour website. 

Recap

Dubuisson finished as runner-up on the Earth Course in 2014, and the Frenchman ensured he's still in with a chance of going one better this year following a magnificent 64 on Saturday.

There was only one bogey to speak of during his third-round outing, and it came at the right time, too, directly after a sensational fairway drive on the fifth saw Dubuisson's soar get underway:

After bogeying the par-three sixth hole, Dubuisson conjured up six more birdies before his day was through, four of which came across his final five holes to catapult him into contention for top spot in Dubai.

Nicolas Colsaerts ended the day as one of three players tied for second place, and the Belgian's card of 66 kept him in contention, signing off the third round with his second eagle of the day:

He sits level with English duo Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton, but Colsaerts made for entertaining viewing, recording just six pars on Saturday to go along with his two eagles, six birdies and four bogeys.

Francesco Molinari once held the lead alongside Garcia, but he also fell to joint-fifth alongside Lee Westwood, who won the inaugural Dubai World Championship in 2009 and was showing signs of title-worthy form again on Saturday:

Aside from Dubuisson, one of the best scores of the day belonged to South African Branden Grace, who went round in 65 after back-to-back positive scores in the first two rounds, and he was unsurprisingly upbeat after heading into the clubhouse:

McIlroy's hopes of competing for the crown at Jumeirah Golf Estates look just about done and dusted after he carded 68 for the second day in succession, now level with Henrik Stenson in joint-22nd.

The 2016 European Tour is nearing its climax, but one final day of competition awaits at the Earth Course, with everything still to play for in Dubai.