MARC WARREN 14 SHOTS OFF THE
LEAD IN SOUTH CHINA
Thai talent Chapchai Nirat kept his pace in the third round after a solid four-under-par 68 for a five stroke lead at the TCL Classic today.
The 23-year-old fired seven birdies against three bogeys for an impressive 21-under-par 195 at the Ya Long Bay Golf Club, Sanya in southern China. Chapchai was two strokes off the mark in matching the Asian Tour’s low 54-hole record of 23-under-par 193 held by David Howell and Ernie Els.
Chapchai had previously equalled the two-day record in Asia after a 17-under-par 127 total on Friday.
Marc Warren from East Kilbride, the only Scot to survive the halfway cut, had a third-round 70 for nine-under-par 207. He is 27th equal going into the final day.
Chapchai, who is ranked 25th on the Asian Tour’s UBS Order of Merit, is now riding high with a five-stroke lead over Englishman Mills Tunnicliff who leaped to second place after a 65 in the co-sanctioned Asian Tour and European Tour event.
Also in tied second place was Japan’s Taichi Teshima who scored a bogey-free 66 while Argentina’s Rafael Echenique shot a 68 in fourth spot six strokes adrift in the US$1 million tournament.
Chinese Taipei’s Lu Wen-teh fired a similar score in lone fifth position for a 202 total while China’s Liang Wen-chong, last week’s winner in Singapore, shot his best round of 66 and was tied in sixth place alongside Australians Adam Blyth and Brad Kennedy together with English duo of Oliver Fisher and James Heath on 203.
With an eagle at the 16th hole, Tunnicliff, a two-time winner on the European Tour, will be banking on a breezy day on course heading into the final round.
“I played really solid again today. I haven’t been playing great but the last two days, I’ve found some form and started holing some putts. I’ve given myself a chance,” said Tunnicliff.
“I hope the wind stays up on Sunday, because I play pretty well in the wind, and let’s just see what happens,” he added.
England’s Nick Dougherty was tied 11th after a 69 together with compatriot Lee Westwood who shot a 68 and Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng who carded a lowly 65 for a 204 total.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERS
(Players GB&I unless stated; par 216, 3 x 72)
195 Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 61 66 68.
200 Miles Tunnicliffe 70 65 65, Taichi Teshima (Jap) 69 65 66.
201 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 64 69 68.
202 Lu Weh Teh (Tpe) 65 69 68.
203 Liang Wen-Chong (Chi) 69 68 66, Oliver Fisher 67 69 67, James Heath 72 63 68, Brad Kennedy (Aus) 67 67 69, Adam Blyth (Aus) 67 66 70.
204 Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 71 68 65, Kane Webber (Aus) 67 71 66, Gary Rusnak (US) 67 70 67, Lee Westwood 66 70 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 64 69, Nick Dougherty 69 66 69, Simon Nash (Aus) 67 66 71.
205 Peter Fowler (Aus) 69 68 68, Thaworn Wirachant (Tha) 69 68 68, Ashley Hall (Aus) 67 69 69, Juvic Pagunsan (Phi) 68 68 69, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 73 62 70, Richard Lee
(NZ) 65 70 70.
206 Iain Steel (Mas) 71 68 67, Carl Suneson (Spa) 66 68 72, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 67 66 73.
207 Gaurav Ghei (Ind) 70 69 68, Patrick Sjoland (Swe) 69 69 69, Scott Barr (Aus) 69 68 71, Marc Warren 70 67 70, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 67 70 70, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 66 71 70, Chawalit Paphol (Tha) 68 69 70, Keith Horne (Rsa) 65 72 70, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 68 66 73, David Brandson (Aus) 67 66 74.
208 Steve Alker (NZ 67 71 70, Scott Strange (US) 69 69 70.
209 Lee Sung (Kor) 71 68 70, Barry Lane 68 71 70, Rafal Cabrera Bello (Spa) 68 70 71, Nevan Basic (Aus) 71 67 71, Lu Wei-Chih (Tpe) 72 66 71, Mark Pilkington 68 70 71, Matthew Zions (Aus) 69 68 72, Sam Little 68 67 74.
210 Stephen Scahill (Nzl) 71 68 71, Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 68 70 72, Fredrik Andersson-Hed (Swe) 69 69 72, Simon Griffiths 68 70 72, Zhang Lian-Wei (Chi) 73 65 72, Mardan Mamat (Sin) 68 70 72, Gareth Paddison (NZ) 69 69 72, Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 67 70 73, James Kingston (SAf) 66 70 74
211 Adam Groom (Aus) 69 70 72, Paul McGinley 72 67 72, Julien Foret (Fra) 69 70 72, Wang Ter-Chang (Tpe) 73 66 72, Luis Claverie (Spa) 68 70 73, Francois Calmels (Fra) 69 68 74
212 Simon Hurd 71 67 74, Danny Chia (Mas) 68 70 74, Matthew Richardson 71 67 74
213 Unho Park (Aus) 68 71 74, Scott Hend (Aus) 66 73 74
LEAD IN SOUTH CHINA
Thai talent Chapchai Nirat kept his pace in the third round after a solid four-under-par 68 for a five stroke lead at the TCL Classic today.
The 23-year-old fired seven birdies against three bogeys for an impressive 21-under-par 195 at the Ya Long Bay Golf Club, Sanya in southern China. Chapchai was two strokes off the mark in matching the Asian Tour’s low 54-hole record of 23-under-par 193 held by David Howell and Ernie Els.
Chapchai had previously equalled the two-day record in Asia after a 17-under-par 127 total on Friday.
Marc Warren from East Kilbride, the only Scot to survive the halfway cut, had a third-round 70 for nine-under-par 207. He is 27th equal going into the final day.
Chapchai, who is ranked 25th on the Asian Tour’s UBS Order of Merit, is now riding high with a five-stroke lead over Englishman Mills Tunnicliff who leaped to second place after a 65 in the co-sanctioned Asian Tour and European Tour event.
Also in tied second place was Japan’s Taichi Teshima who scored a bogey-free 66 while Argentina’s Rafael Echenique shot a 68 in fourth spot six strokes adrift in the US$1 million tournament.
Chinese Taipei’s Lu Wen-teh fired a similar score in lone fifth position for a 202 total while China’s Liang Wen-chong, last week’s winner in Singapore, shot his best round of 66 and was tied in sixth place alongside Australians Adam Blyth and Brad Kennedy together with English duo of Oliver Fisher and James Heath on 203.
With an eagle at the 16th hole, Tunnicliff, a two-time winner on the European Tour, will be banking on a breezy day on course heading into the final round.
“I played really solid again today. I haven’t been playing great but the last two days, I’ve found some form and started holing some putts. I’ve given myself a chance,” said Tunnicliff.
“I hope the wind stays up on Sunday, because I play pretty well in the wind, and let’s just see what happens,” he added.
England’s Nick Dougherty was tied 11th after a 69 together with compatriot Lee Westwood who shot a 68 and Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng who carded a lowly 65 for a 204 total.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERS
(Players GB&I unless stated; par 216, 3 x 72)
195 Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 61 66 68.
200 Miles Tunnicliffe 70 65 65, Taichi Teshima (Jap) 69 65 66.
201 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 64 69 68.
202 Lu Weh Teh (Tpe) 65 69 68.
203 Liang Wen-Chong (Chi) 69 68 66, Oliver Fisher 67 69 67, James Heath 72 63 68, Brad Kennedy (Aus) 67 67 69, Adam Blyth (Aus) 67 66 70.
204 Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 71 68 65, Kane Webber (Aus) 67 71 66, Gary Rusnak (US) 67 70 67, Lee Westwood 66 70 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 64 69, Nick Dougherty 69 66 69, Simon Nash (Aus) 67 66 71.
205 Peter Fowler (Aus) 69 68 68, Thaworn Wirachant (Tha) 69 68 68, Ashley Hall (Aus) 67 69 69, Juvic Pagunsan (Phi) 68 68 69, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 73 62 70, Richard Lee
(NZ) 65 70 70.
206 Iain Steel (Mas) 71 68 67, Carl Suneson (Spa) 66 68 72, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 67 66 73.
207 Gaurav Ghei (Ind) 70 69 68, Patrick Sjoland (Swe) 69 69 69, Scott Barr (Aus) 69 68 71, Marc Warren 70 67 70, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 67 70 70, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 66 71 70, Chawalit Paphol (Tha) 68 69 70, Keith Horne (Rsa) 65 72 70, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 68 66 73, David Brandson (Aus) 67 66 74.
208 Steve Alker (NZ 67 71 70, Scott Strange (US) 69 69 70.
209 Lee Sung (Kor) 71 68 70, Barry Lane 68 71 70, Rafal Cabrera Bello (Spa) 68 70 71, Nevan Basic (Aus) 71 67 71, Lu Wei-Chih (Tpe) 72 66 71, Mark Pilkington 68 70 71, Matthew Zions (Aus) 69 68 72, Sam Little 68 67 74.
210 Stephen Scahill (Nzl) 71 68 71, Birgir Hafthorsson (Ice) 68 70 72, Fredrik Andersson-Hed (Swe) 69 69 72, Simon Griffiths 68 70 72, Zhang Lian-Wei (Chi) 73 65 72, Mardan Mamat (Sin) 68 70 72, Gareth Paddison (NZ) 69 69 72, Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 67 70 73, James Kingston (SAf) 66 70 74
211 Adam Groom (Aus) 69 70 72, Paul McGinley 72 67 72, Julien Foret (Fra) 69 70 72, Wang Ter-Chang (Tpe) 73 66 72, Luis Claverie (Spa) 68 70 73, Francois Calmels (Fra) 69 68 74
212 Simon Hurd 71 67 74, Danny Chia (Mas) 68 70 74, Matthew Richardson 71 67 74
213 Unho Park (Aus) 68 71 74, Scott Hend (Aus) 66 73 74
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