Friday, January 20, 2012

BYRNE PUTS HIMSELF UNDER PRESSURE FOR LAST ROUND IN ASIA

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Banchory's James Byrne put himself under a little bit of pressure for Saturday's fourth and final round at the Asian Tour Final Qualifying School by going over par for the first time with a three-over 75 in the third round at Springfield Royal GC, Thailand today.
Byrne, who had opened with impressive rounds of 68 and 69, birdied the long second, long fifth and 15th but six bogeys cancelled out these gains.
He goes into the last round in joint 27th place on four-under 212. Only the leading 40 and ties after 72 holes will gain playing rights for the 2012 Asian Tour.
At the moment the players in joint 40th place are on two-under 214 so although Byrne looks safe he cannot afford a repeat 75 at the last time of asking.
The third-round cut was set at one-over-par 217 with 89 players making the all-important final round. Simon Dunn, the only other Scot in the field, missed out with a 77 for 220.

LEADING THIRD ROUND SCORES
Par 216 (3x72)
205 Masanori Kobayashi (Jap) 70 67 68, Dodge Kemmer (US)
66 70 69, Yosuke Tsukada (Jap) 63 71 71.
206 David Lipsky (US) 72 65 69.
207 Martin Rominger (Swi) 72 63 72, Amond Vongvanij (Thai) 69 64 74,
Guy Woodman (Eng) 64 69 74.
SELECTED SCORES
208 Stephen Lewton (Eng) 68 74 66 (T8)
210 Dale Marmion (Eng) 70 67 73 (T14)
212 James Byrne (Sco) 68 69 75 (T27)
216 Chris Rodgers (Eng) 70 74 72, Simon Griffiths (Eng) 68 72 76, Niall Kearney (Ire) 72 72 72 (T62)
217 Jake Shepherd (Eng) 71 71 75, Niall Turner (Ire) 68 73 76 (T80).

MISSED THE THIRD-ROUND CUT
219 Yasin Ali (Eng) 71 72 76 (T97).
220 Simon Dunn (Sco) 71 71 77 (T102).

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