Scot lets it slip in third round of Singapore Masters
BARRY HUME DROPS OUT OF THE
HUNT WITH THIRD-ROUND 76
Barry Hume blew his victory chance in the Singapore Masters with a four-over-par third round of 76 at the Laguna National Golf & Country Club today.
The former Scottish amateur champion from Haggs Castle, Glasgow dropped to a share of 12th place (alongside fellow Scot Andrew Coltart) on six-under-par 210 - six shots behind the joint leaders, Gary Lockerbie from England and China's top player Liang Wen-chong with one round to go.
Liang fired a four-under-par 68 which included a birdie on the final 18th hole. Lockerbie had a 69.
Hume had an eagle and three double-bogeys, two of them at short holes, in an up-and-down round of 36-40.
Barry bogeyed the first and third before birdieing both the fourth and fifth to get back to level par for the day. Then came the first catastrophe at the short seventh where he took 5 to hole out.
But he came back quickly with birdies at the eighth and ninth to turn in level par 36. Then Hume bogeyed the 10th, double-bogeyed the short 11th before sandwiching an eagle 3 at the 12th between a third double-bogey at the 13th. He could ill afford another bogey at the 18th.
Coltart, pictured above, had a level par 72 (36-36) with birdies at the first, third, sixth, 11th and 14th. He bogeyed the fifth, eighth, ninth, 15th and 17th.
India’s Jyoti Randhawa, who has won six titles on the Asian Tour, remained in the hunt when he was even-par for the day, a stroke off the pace at the Masters Course.
After a flying start with birdies in the first four holes, Malaysia’s Iain Steel ended his day with a 71 in joint fourth place with Ireland’s Peter Lawrie who fired his second consecutive 70.
After a roller coaster performance in day three, Lockerbie was pleased to be tied for the lead as he shot seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey that included a final dropped shot at the 18th hole.
Lockerbie said: “I would definitely have taken being tied for the lead before I went out for the third round. I would have taken 69 today as well so I am just going to forget about what happened at the last. I think the birdie down the 17th was a bit of a bonus anyway so that is what happens.
“As for tomorrow, I will just try to get off to a steady start, not try to do anything fancy because I don’t think it is going to be a really low score which wins tomorrow, if I can knock it round in three or four under tomorrow I’m not going to be far away,” added the 24-year-old Englishman.
Despite blazing past the front nine with five birdies on the front nine, Malaysia’s Steel struggled through the back nine with two birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey for a 71.
“I was really good on the front nine but the back nine was a nightmare. But all in all, if you gave me that score in the beginning of the day considering the weather and the wind, I am happy,” said Steel, who is also aiming for his first ever title on the Asian Tour.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
204 Gary Lockerbie (Eng) 68-67-69, Liang Wen-chong (Chi) 64-72-68
205 Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 65-68-72
206 Peter Lawrie (Ire) 66-70-70, Iain Steel (Mas) 70-65-71
207 Simon Dyson (Eng) 71-69-67, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 69-69-69
208 Nick Dougherty (Eng) 70-72-66, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 69-72-67
209 Robert Rock (Eng) 71-70-68, Francesco Molinari (Ita) 69-70-70
210 Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71-70-69, Lin Keng-chi (Tai) 73-68-69, Phillip Price (Wal) 69-71-70, David Lynn (Eng) 72-68-70, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 66-73-71, Jean Van De Velde (Fra) 68-71-71, Scott Barr (Aus) 70-69-71, Andrew Coltart (Sco) 69-69-72, Barry Hume (Sco) 65-69-76.
Other scores included:
211 Stephen Dodd (Wal) 69 73 69, Oliver Wilson (Eng) 69 72 70, Gary Orr (Sco) 71 71 69 (35-34).
212 Richard Bland (Eng) 72 67 73, Ross Bain (Sco) 69 70 73 (37-36), Anthony Wall (Eng) 68 72 72, Jeev Milka Singh (Ind) 69 73 70, Graeme Storm (Eng) 66 74 72, Mark Foster (Eng) 76 75 71, Mark Pilkington (Wal) 72 67 73, David Carter (Eng) 74 66 72.
213 Steve Webster (Eng) 71 69 73, Ross Fisher (Eng) 74 66 73, Craig Smith (Wal) 72 70 71.
216 Simon Yates (Sco) 68 73 75 (37-38), Simon Khan (Eng) 69 70 77, David Griffiths (Eng) 74 68 74.
221 Shaun Webster (Eng) 69 73 79.
HUNT WITH THIRD-ROUND 76
Barry Hume blew his victory chance in the Singapore Masters with a four-over-par third round of 76 at the Laguna National Golf & Country Club today.
The former Scottish amateur champion from Haggs Castle, Glasgow dropped to a share of 12th place (alongside fellow Scot Andrew Coltart) on six-under-par 210 - six shots behind the joint leaders, Gary Lockerbie from England and China's top player Liang Wen-chong with one round to go.
Liang fired a four-under-par 68 which included a birdie on the final 18th hole. Lockerbie had a 69.
Hume had an eagle and three double-bogeys, two of them at short holes, in an up-and-down round of 36-40.
Barry bogeyed the first and third before birdieing both the fourth and fifth to get back to level par for the day. Then came the first catastrophe at the short seventh where he took 5 to hole out.
But he came back quickly with birdies at the eighth and ninth to turn in level par 36. Then Hume bogeyed the 10th, double-bogeyed the short 11th before sandwiching an eagle 3 at the 12th between a third double-bogey at the 13th. He could ill afford another bogey at the 18th.
Coltart, pictured above, had a level par 72 (36-36) with birdies at the first, third, sixth, 11th and 14th. He bogeyed the fifth, eighth, ninth, 15th and 17th.
India’s Jyoti Randhawa, who has won six titles on the Asian Tour, remained in the hunt when he was even-par for the day, a stroke off the pace at the Masters Course.
After a flying start with birdies in the first four holes, Malaysia’s Iain Steel ended his day with a 71 in joint fourth place with Ireland’s Peter Lawrie who fired his second consecutive 70.
After a roller coaster performance in day three, Lockerbie was pleased to be tied for the lead as he shot seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey that included a final dropped shot at the 18th hole.
Lockerbie said: “I would definitely have taken being tied for the lead before I went out for the third round. I would have taken 69 today as well so I am just going to forget about what happened at the last. I think the birdie down the 17th was a bit of a bonus anyway so that is what happens.
“As for tomorrow, I will just try to get off to a steady start, not try to do anything fancy because I don’t think it is going to be a really low score which wins tomorrow, if I can knock it round in three or four under tomorrow I’m not going to be far away,” added the 24-year-old Englishman.
Despite blazing past the front nine with five birdies on the front nine, Malaysia’s Steel struggled through the back nine with two birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey for a 71.
“I was really good on the front nine but the back nine was a nightmare. But all in all, if you gave me that score in the beginning of the day considering the weather and the wind, I am happy,” said Steel, who is also aiming for his first ever title on the Asian Tour.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
204 Gary Lockerbie (Eng) 68-67-69, Liang Wen-chong (Chi) 64-72-68
205 Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 65-68-72
206 Peter Lawrie (Ire) 66-70-70, Iain Steel (Mas) 70-65-71
207 Simon Dyson (Eng) 71-69-67, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 69-69-69
208 Nick Dougherty (Eng) 70-72-66, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 69-72-67
209 Robert Rock (Eng) 71-70-68, Francesco Molinari (Ita) 69-70-70
210 Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71-70-69, Lin Keng-chi (Tai) 73-68-69, Phillip Price (Wal) 69-71-70, David Lynn (Eng) 72-68-70, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 66-73-71, Jean Van De Velde (Fra) 68-71-71, Scott Barr (Aus) 70-69-71, Andrew Coltart (Sco) 69-69-72, Barry Hume (Sco) 65-69-76.
Other scores included:
211 Stephen Dodd (Wal) 69 73 69, Oliver Wilson (Eng) 69 72 70, Gary Orr (Sco) 71 71 69 (35-34).
212 Richard Bland (Eng) 72 67 73, Ross Bain (Sco) 69 70 73 (37-36), Anthony Wall (Eng) 68 72 72, Jeev Milka Singh (Ind) 69 73 70, Graeme Storm (Eng) 66 74 72, Mark Foster (Eng) 76 75 71, Mark Pilkington (Wal) 72 67 73, David Carter (Eng) 74 66 72.
213 Steve Webster (Eng) 71 69 73, Ross Fisher (Eng) 74 66 73, Craig Smith (Wal) 72 70 71.
216 Simon Yates (Sco) 68 73 75 (37-38), Simon Khan (Eng) 69 70 77, David Griffiths (Eng) 74 68 74.
221 Shaun Webster (Eng) 69 73 79.
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