Early leader Ross Bain just makes fourth-round cut

England's Ally Mellor sharing lead with

one round to go at Asian Tour Q School

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Rayong, Thailand. Japan’s Daisuke Maruyama blasted a three-under-par 70 for the joint lead in the fourth round of the Final Stage at the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School presented by Sports Authority of Thailand today.

Maruyama, 37, nailed an eagle, two birdies against a lone dropped shot under windy conditions at the St Andrews 2000 course for a 285 total alongside England’s Ally Mellor and Colombia’s Eduardo Herrera who shot a 72 and 74 respectively.
South African James Kruger shot a 71 and was in a tie for fourth spot alongside Finland’s Toni Karjalainen who recorded a 72 two strokes off the pace.
England’s John Parry, who completed his third round with a 73 early this morning, slipped to a 75 today. He was in the mix in sixth place alongside South Africa’s James Kamte who was even par for the day and Australia Matthew Griffin who posted a 74.
Despite the tricky conditions at the par-73 course, Japan’s Maruyama bounced back in the fourth round firing a 70 to join the leaders at the top of the leaderboard.
“The course was very difficult today but my putting and chipping was steady and helped me produce a good score,” said Maruyama, who nailed five top-10 finishes and one third place result on the US PGA Tour.
“I would like to finish in the top five this week as I want to play in as many Asian Tour events as I can. I was a full playing Asian Tour member in 2000 but I would like to return to Asia as I enjoy it here with the good weather and friendly people,” added Maruyama, with one win on the local circuit.
England’s Mellor held his game in the fourth round firing a 72 for a 285 total.
“I was really consistent despite it being a lot windier today. I am quite happy with my performance today. I’ve been here for two weeks since the First Stage. I am trying to play down the pressure and take it a step at a time. I’m still adjusting to the heat but I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” said Mellor.
Colombia’s Herrera, the third round leader, was pleased to remain at the top of the field after a 74.
“I shot a one over but I’m pleased as it was tough out there. I putted better yesterday though. I am quite tired as it has been a long week for me but I hope to play solid in the final round,” said Herrera.
After a strong 69 today, Mohammad Siddikur rose to a tie for 15th place today as he hopes to be the first Bangladeshi player to earn playing rights on the Asian Tour.
“I turned professional and played in India last year. Everyone told me that I should join the Asian Tour so I decided to try out this week. I am the first player from Bangladesh competing in the Asian Tour Qualifying School and I’m enjoying my time this week.
“I hope to keep my pace when I head into the final round,” said the 25-year-old golfer, who won two titles in India last year.
England’s Yasin Ali and Scot Ross Bain, the first round leader, shot matching 74s and were on the mark in a tie for 80th place while Singapore’s Quincy Quek narrowly missed the cut when he posted a 76.
A total of 89 players made the cut today and will compete in the fifth and final round on Saturday where the top-40 and ties will earn playing rights for the 2009 season.
FOURTH ROUND TOTALS

Par 292 (4 x 73)
285 Ally Mellor (Eng) 70 73 70 72, Eduardo Herrera (Col) 70 72 69 74, Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) 72 69 74 70
287 James Kruger (Rsa) 72 74 70 71, Toni Karjalainen (Fin) 74 72 69 72
288 James Kamte (Rsa) 74 71 70 73, Matthew Griffin (Aus) 70 72 72 74, John Parry (Eng) 72 68 73 75
289 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 75 70 72 72, Sattaya Supupramai (Tha) 71 72 71 75, Pariya Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 73 69 74 73, Sushi Ishigaki (Jpn) 72 70 72 75, George Coetzee (Rsa) 70 70 79 70, Andrew Marshall (Eng) 74 75 71 69
290 Heo Won-Kyung (Kor) 73 72 70 75, Chris Roake (Eng) 73 71 73 73, Peter Cooke (Aus) 73 70 72 75, Siddikur (Ban) 74 73 74 69, Wu Ashun (Chn) 77 71 71 71
291 Wilhelm Schauman (Swe) 75 70 73 73, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 72 73 75 71, Chris Gaunt (Aus) 72 73 71 75, Will Yanagisawa (USA) 73 70 76 72, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha) 71 72 77 71, Jason Norris (Aus) 72 68 75 76, Tim O'neal (USA) 72 76 72 71
292 James Mclean (Aus) 73 73 72 74, Kim Dae-Hyun (Kor) 74 72 73 73, Son Joon-Eob (Kor) 72 69 74 77, Mark Purser (Nzl) 74 73 70 75, Kim Do.H (Aus) 76 72 74 70
293 Young Nam (Kor) 71 73 75 74, Chris Baryla (Can) 71 76 73 73, Kim Hyung-Tae (Kor) 72 70 77 74, Rory Hie (Ina) 76 74 74 69, C. Muniyappa (Ind) 73 75 72 73, Rohan Blizard (Aus) 71 77 74 71
294 Paul Grannell (Eng) 73 72 75 74, Michael Light (Aus) 70 74 75 75, Anirban Lahiri (Ind) 72 74 74 74, Adam Groom (Aus) 73 74 75 72, Amandeep Singh Johl (Ind) 75 72 75 72, Scott Arnold (Aus) 79 68 75 72
295 J.B. Park (Kor) 74 71 74 76, Tim Stewart (Aus) 74 70 77 74, Mitch Tasker (Aus) 70 74 77 74, Pijit Petchkasem (Tha) 69 73 78 75, Himmat Rai (Ind) 77 73 74 71, Hur In-Hoi (Kor) 74 74 76 71, Simon Dunn (Sco) 71 77 78 69, Kim Hyung-Sung (Kor) 78 73 74 70
296 Mark Mouland (Wal) 73 72 73 78, Bradley Lamb (Aus) 70 76 78 72, Lars Johansson (Swe) 70 77 77 72, Zaw Moe (Mya) 75 73 75 73, Christopher Campbell (Aus) 71 77 74 74, Pasi Purhonen (Fin) 77 74 74 71
297 Heath Reed (Aus) 74 71 73 79, Lee Jun-Seok (Kor) 72 74 78 73, Adam Le Vesconte (Aus) 75 71 72 79, Wu Kang-Chun (Chn) 76 71 78 72, Rafael Ponce (Ecu) 70 79 75 73, Richard Moir (Aus) 74 73 75 75
298 Su Dong (Chn) 76 71 76 75, Steven Tiley (Eng) 73 74 75 76, Kang Min-Woong (Kor) 73 68 77 80, Hsieh Tung-Hung (Tpe) 73 77 75 73, Edward Loar (USA) 75 75 74 74, Gene Xavier Bondoc (Phi) 74 76 77 71, Jeff Burns (USA) 79 71 77 71, Steve Parry (Eng) 76 72 73 77, Motoharu Mukai (Jpn) 73 75 77 73
299 Jason King (Aus) 73 72 81 73, Jamie Arnold (Aus) 77 72 80 70, Corey Harris (USA) 75 74 77 73, Toto Thimba Jnr (Rsa) 75 74 76 74, Yasumasa Suzuki (Jpn) 76 74 77 72, Bae Kyu-Tae (Kor) 71 78 78 72, Brad Andrews (Aus) 78 73 78 70
300 Nakul Vichitryuthasastr (Tha) 74 71 76 79, Ross Bain (Sco) 68 76 82 74, Firoz Ali (Ind) 73 73 77 77, Kang Sung-Hoon (Kor) 73 69 82 76, Rahil Gangjee (Ind) 73 76 73 78, Yasin Ali (Eng) 70 79 77 74, Craig Smith (Wal) 73 76 77 74, Nathan Main (Aus) 78 72 77 73, Graydon Woolridge (Aus) 73 75 76 76, Chung Won (Kor) 76 75 79 70
MISSED THE CUT
301 Clay Devers (USA) 70 75 78 78, Hiromichi Kubo (Jpn) 71 73 79 78, Narinrit Tantrakul (Tha) 76 71 77 77, Piya Swangarunporn (Tha) 75 72 80 74, Quincy Quek (Sin) 71 76 78 76, Liao Gui-Ming (Chn) 74 77 77 73
302 Jin Yong-Gab (Kor) 73 73 78 78, Varut Chomchalam (Tha) 76 73 79 74, Brad Mcintosh (Aus) 76 72 77 77, Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 75 76 77 74, Masaki Sakata (Jpn) 73 74 78 77
303 Vernon Sexton-Finck (Aus) 71 79 78 75
304 Joonas Granberg (Fin) 77 69 85 73, Sirapong Maitreeyeunyong (Tha) 73 77 81 73, Henry Liaw (USA) 75 75 78 76, S.Siva Chandhran (Mal) 74 77 73 80
305 Pornsakon Tipsanit (Tha) 73 76 78 78, Panuwat Muenlek (Tha) 73 77 81 74
306 Eiji Mizoguchi (Jpn) 75 76 81 74, Anthony Brown (Aus) 79 72 77 78
307 Goh Kun-Yang (Sin) 76 72 85 74
308 Yoshinobu Tsukada (Jpn) 72 75 82 79, Mike Cunning (USA) 75 76 78 79, Shang Lei (Chn) 72 79 80 77, Toshimasa Nakajima (Jpn) 77 74 81 76, Wanich Petcharit (Tha) 75 76 78 79
309 Somchai Pongpaew (Tha) 74 75 80 80, Weng Young-Tien (Tpe) 73 76 84 76
310 Senroku Isa (Jpn) 77 73 79 81
312 Nick Becker (USA) 74 76 84 78
314 Stuart Lunn-Walker (Aus) 74 76 79 85