Oliver wants more as he shoots a 65

to lead Hong Kong Open by one

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England’s Oliver Wilson blasted a five-under-par 65 for the third round lead with Chinese Taipei’s Lin Wen-tang in hot pursuit at the UBS Hong Kong Open today.
The Ryder Cup rookie from Yorkshire holed six birdies against a lone dropped shot for a 13-under-par 197 total while Lin enjoyed a bogey free 64 to lie in second place at the Hong Kong Golf Club.
Former winner Bernhard Langer of Germany, who won the event back in 1991, was two strokes off the pace when he fired an impressive 63 to lie in third spot.
India’s Jeev Milkha Singh, who virtually sealed the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit after his win in Singapore last week, remained in contention in Hong Kong after a 66 to lie in joint fourth spot alongside Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy who shot a similar score. Italy’s Francesco Molinari was also in the mix in fourth place after his second straight 67 together with Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal who improved with a 64 for a 200 total.
Wilson, with eight runner-up finishes in Europe, will be eager to break the deadlock this week after a strong 65 today.
“It's tricky out there, you never know, that front nine is quite tough. Our group, we didn't really do much on the first few holes. I didn’t really get off to the best of starts but everything is in good shape. I putted well again today. So if I can keep that one warm tomorrow, then we should be in good shape,” said Wilson.
Lin, who won the Asian Tour International in Thailand in March, enjoyed a solid finish having birdied the last two holes to remain a stroke behind the leader at the par-70 course.
“I birdied the first hole and it gave me very good momentum to carry on for the next 17 holes. There was bit of distraction on my approach shot on the 18th so I had to refocus but the ball landed around eight feet away from the pin and I holed it for birdie.
“I've been a very steady player on the Asian Tour and what I would do is just take it easy and do it in to my own tempo. For a possible win tomorrow, I might need a little bit of luck. And also, every time when I go out to play I can learn, so it's a learning process for me every time,” admitted Lin, who has won three titles on the Asian Tour.
Langer, 51, nailed four straight birdies on the back nine on the way to a strong 63.
“It’s fun. It's always great to be up on the leaderboard. It's always great to be in contention. That's what we practise for and that's what we work for to have a chance on Sunday afternoon to win the golf tournament,” said Langer.
Singh, who won in Singapore last week, shot five birdies against a lone dropped to remain in the hunt heading into the final round.
“I’m comfortable with the way I’m playing and I’m confident and looking forward to tomorrow, see what comes my way. This tournament has a lot of history and the set up is fantastic. It’s great to be here.
“Anybody from eight under can take this. It’s going to be a great day tomorrow. Everyone’s will be fired up and may the best man win. I will keep doing what I’m doing and that’s where I get those 62s and 63s, but I think it will all come down to putting,” said Singh, who was the 2006 Asian Tour’s Order of Merit winner.
Thailand’s Chawalit Plaphol, who was the overnight co-leader, was even-par for the day to lie in a tie for ninth place.
“I hit it well but just I couldn’t make the putts. Hopefully things will improve on Sunday,” said Chawalit.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD

Par 210 (3 x 70)
197 Oliver Wilson 66 66 65
198 Wen-Tang Lin (Tai) 65 69 64
199 Bernhard Langer (Ger) 69 67 63
200 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 66 67 67, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 63 66, Rory McIlroy 70 64 66, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 69 67 64
201 Colin Montgomerie 68 65 68
202 David Gleeson (Aus) 72 65 65, Iain Steel (Mal) 68 68 66, Chawalit Plaphol (Tha) 66 66 70, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 64 69 69
203 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 69 66 68, Wei Chih Lu (Tha) 70 69 64, Angelo Que (Phi) 68 68 67, David Lynn 71 67 65, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 67 66 70, Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor) 70 67 66
204 Graeme McDowell 71 68 65, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 64 71 69, Ben Leong (Mal) 69 70 65, David Frost (Rsa) 69 68 67, Mardan Mamat (Sin) 70 67 67, Bradley Dredge 69 70 65
205 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 62 73, Oliver Fisher 67 65 73, Martin Rominger (Swi) 71 66 68, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 71 68 66
206 Ter-Chang Wang (Tpe) 66 71 69, Antonio Lascuna (Phi) 70 70 66, Darren Beck (Aus) 68 69 69, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 67 72 67, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 68 68 70, Gareth Maybin 71 67 68, Paul Waring 72 68 66, Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha) 70 66 70, Unho Park (Aus) 71 68 67, Mark Brown (USA) 70 70 66, Johan Edfors (Swe) 68 65 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70 70 66, Peter Hanson (Swe) 67 70 69
207 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 69 70 68, Anthony Kang (USA) 70 70 67, Gaurav Ghei (Ind) 71 69 67, Wook-Soon Kang (Kor) 69 69 69, Gavin Flint (Aus) 68 70 69, Paul McGinley 71 69 67
208 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 71 69 68, Taco Remkes (Ned) 69 70 69, Paul Lawrie 69 70 69, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 68 71, David Bransdon (Aus) 70 68 70, Chinarat Phadungsil (Tha) 67 71 70, Wen Teh Lu (Tpe) 68 69 71
209 John Daly (USA) 68 68 73, Frankie Minoza (Phi) 65 72 72, Tony Carolan (Aus) 70 67 72, Taichiro Kiyota (Jpn) 72 67 70, Anders Hansen (Den) 71 68 70, Artemio-hiromasa Murakami (Phi) 67 70 72, David Dixon 68 69 72
210 Zaw Moe (Kor) 72 68 70, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 70 67 73, Scott Strange (Aus) 71 68 71, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 71 69 70, Juvic Pagunsan (Phi) 70 70 70, Jean Van de velde (Fra) 73 67 70, Phillip Archer 72 67 71, Jamie Donaldson 75 63 72, Sattaya Supupramai (Tha) 71 69 70
211 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 69 68 74, David Horsey 70 70 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 71 69 71, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 69 71, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 69 71, Joong Kyung Mo (Kor) 69 71 71
212 Anthony Wall 72 68 72
213 Marcus Both (Aus) 68 72 73, Shun yat jason Hak (Hkg) 70 70 73, Jong Yul Suk (Kor) 70 69 74
214 Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 70 70 74, Scott Drummond 68 70 76