ASIAN TOUR Q SCHOOL STAGE ONE STORY, SCORES

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Hua Hin, Thailand: Shakhawat of Bangladesh posted a sparkling seven-under-par 65 at the Asian Tour Qualifying School First Stage to take the third round lead at the Majestic Creek Golf Resort on Friday.
Shakhawat’s three-day total of 12-under-par 204 puts him on the right track of becoming the second Bangladeshi to earn an Asian Tour card should he make it to the Final Stage and finish in the top-40 next week.
Kalle Samooja of Finland and Matt Docking of Australia are four strokes back after shooting a 71 and 67 respectively to lie in tied second place on a 208 total.
At the Imperial Lakeview Golf Club, Toru Nakajima of Japan, Thailand’s Thitiphan Chuayprakong and Australian Jonathan Moore took a share of first place after shooting a 70, 72 and 73 respectively for a 211 total.
The trio held a one stroke lead over Berry Henson of the United States and South Africa’s Hertzog Landman.
Japanese Kenichi Sawada stormed into the lead at the Springfield Royal Country Club by posting a 68 for a 207 total to open up a four-stroke lead over Joshua Kelley (68) of the United States.
Nadeem Inayat of Pakistan, who has played competitively in Thailand for over 10 years, slipped to third position following a 74 for a 212 total.
The top-26 and ties from Imperial Lakeview will make it through to the Final Stage while the top-24 from Majestic Creek Golf Resort and the top-11 and ties from the Springfield Royal Country Club will also earn tickets to the final phase.
Players who compete in the Qualifying School will also be eligible for memberships on the Asian Development Tour, the region’s secondary circuit, where a minimum of five tournaments will be staged in the new season.
LEADERBOARD
IMPERIAL LAKEVIEW
Par 216 (3x72)
+Top 26 and ties to qualify after four rounds.
211 Toru Nakajima (Japan) 71 70 70, Thitipan Chuayprakone (Thailand) 68 71 72, Jonathan Moore (US) 70 68 73.
Selected scores:
214 Justin Evans (England) 76 65 73 (jt 10th).
215 Chris Gill (England) 72 72 71 (jt 14th).
216 Ross Canavan (England) 74 72 70 (jt 16th).
217 Llewellyn Matthews (Wales) 70 74 73 (jt 22nd), Sandeep Grewal (England) 70 73 74.
219 Peter Richardson (England) 73 71 75 (jt 32nd).
221 Guy Woodman (England) 75 76 70 (jt 41st).
222 Mark Coppell (England) 73 75 74.
227 Richard Carter (England) (amateur) 76 75 76 (jt 67th).
229 Laurence Warne (England) 77 76 76 (jt 76th).
Field 85 players.

MAJESTIC CREEK
Par 216 (3x72)
+Top 24 and ties to qualify after fourth round.
204 Shakhawat (Bangladesh) 72 67 65.
Selected scores:
209 Neil Reilly (England) 71 71 67 (jt 4th).
212 Andrew Raitt (England) 73 70 69 (jt 12th).
218 Lee Harper (Scotland) 73 73 72 (jt 39th).
223 Ian Gleadow (England) 77 74 72 (jt 59th).
229 Clarke Lutton (Scotland) 75 75 79 (81st).
Field 83 players.TO READ ALL THE SCORES ON THE ASIAN TOUR WEBSITE,


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SPRINGFIELD ROYAL
Par 216 (3x72)
+Top 11 and ties to qualify after four rounds
207 Kenichi Sawada (Japan) 67 72 68.
Selected scores:
232 Andrew Scaiffe (England) 75 78 69 (jt 33rd).
259 Sandy Mitchell (Scotland) 82 85 92 (53rd).
Field 54 players.