Rafa Echenique holds a 1 shot lead in Paris.

Rafa Echenique is currently 241st in the world and 123rd in the race to Dubai.He is set to take a massive jump up both ladders if he can pick up the 666,660 Euros on offer if he wins the OPEN de FRANCE tomorrow.
He holds a slender lead over Martin Kaymer thanks to a birdie at the difficult 18th.
Rafa added a 70 for an overall -11 total with Kaymer 69 is on -10.

The best of the Irish is Darren Clarke on -3 after a round of 68.It could have been so much better as Clarke, 123rd in the Race to Dubai table at the minute was 5 under for his round before taking a double bogey 5 at the short 16th.
Damien McGrane 69 and Gareth Maybin 71 are on -2,Shane Lowry got a nightmare start of 4 bogies,but didn't panic and got rewarded with 4 birdies for a par round of 71 and a -1 total,peter Lawrie had his 3rd 71 in a row and is on level par.