JAMES WHITE LYING FIFTH AT LAKE MACQUARIE INTERNATIONAL
James White from Lundin Golf Club is lying joint fifth after three rounds of the prestigious Australian amateur event, the Lake Macquarie International at Belmont Golf Club, New South Wales
He has had rounds 74, 69 and 69 for a tally of 212 - five shots behind the three joint leaders, Berett Drewett (Australia), Josh Munn (New Zealand) and England's Nathan Kimsey (67-68-71).
Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) is in joint 31st place on 219 after scores of 76, 69 and 74.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
207 Brett Drewett (Australia) 63 72 72, Josh Munn (NZ) 65 70 72, Nathan Kimsey (England) 67 69 71
SELECTED SCORES
212 James White (Scotland) 74 69 69 (T5)
214 Garrick Porteous (England) 71 72 71 (T10)
217 Craig Hinton (England) 72 70 75 9T20)
219 Graeme Robertson (Scotland) 76 69 74 (T31)
224 Neil Raymond (England) 78 70 76 (T59)
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FROM THE TOURNAMENT WEBSITE
AUSSIE, KIWI AND POM IN LAKE GOLF BATTLEFront running Inverell golfer Brett Drewitt is locked in a battle for the lead with New Zealand star, Josh Munn, and Englishman, Nathan Kimsey, after the third day of The Greater Lake Macquarie Amateur Championships at Belmont.
All three are sitting on 54- hole totals of nine under par 207 with one round to go tomorrow.
Drewitt, who now plays out of Long Reef and plans to turn professional at the end of the year, had a nine under 63 in the first round equalling the course record first set by Jason Day in 2002.
But in his next two rounds he could only manage par 72s, squandering several easy opportunities for birdies by missing short putts.
Munn, who plays out of Manawatu, had a first round of 65, followed by a two-under 70 and a par round today.
Kimsey, who plays out of the Woodhall Spa Club in Lincolnshire, was the only one of the trio to break par today, finishing with a one-under 71 to go with his earlier 67 and 69.
Also right in contention is the runner up last year and the year before Cameron Smith who had a three under 69 today to follow his 72 and 67. Smith, who plays out of Royal Queensland and was one of the pre-tournament favourites, has a three round total of 208, eight under par.
Twenty-one year old New Zealander, Vaughan McCall, who practices on a South Island country course where sheep mow the fairways, had a blistering five-under 67 today.
McCall, who comes from the tiny farming community of Gore, showed his record equalling round of 63 in the Lake Macquarie tournament last year was no fluke when he had eight birdies and three bogies in today’s round.
Unfortunately, McCall crashed yesterday with an 81 after an excellent three-under 69 on the first day on Thursday.
His great round today brought him back to one over with one round to play.
McCall works on a dairy farm to finance his golf.
“My work day routine is to get up at 3 am, start work at 5 am knock off at 2 pm and then play golf,” he said.
His home course is Tapanui where the sheep keep the fairways mown and there are portable fences around the greens.
The best round today was carded by Queenslander, Viraat Badhwar, who had a brilliant six-under 66 to bring his three day total to six-under 210.
Badhwar started with a bogey on the first hole but then had five birdies and an eagle on the 432 metres par five 16th hole.
Best of the Hunter Valley contingent was former Scone golfer, Nathan Waters, who had a 69 today to follow his earlier rounds of 69 and 77 bringing his three round total to one under par 215. Waters now plays out of the Long Reef Club in Sydney.
Next best local was Callan O’Reilly, formerly of Toronto Club and now at Pennant Hills, who had had a 74 today following his 70 and 72.
The best good luck/bad luck story of the tournament comes from Cameron Haines, of
The Lakes. He had a hole in one on the difficult 166 metres par three 14th yesterday to finish with an even par round of 72.
But his luck changed when he missed the half way cut…by a single shot.
He has had rounds 74, 69 and 69 for a tally of 212 - five shots behind the three joint leaders, Berett Drewett (Australia), Josh Munn (New Zealand) and England's Nathan Kimsey (67-68-71).
Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) is in joint 31st place on 219 after scores of 76, 69 and 74.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
207 Brett Drewett (Australia) 63 72 72, Josh Munn (NZ) 65 70 72, Nathan Kimsey (England) 67 69 71
SELECTED SCORES
212 James White (Scotland) 74 69 69 (T5)
214 Garrick Porteous (England) 71 72 71 (T10)
217 Craig Hinton (England) 72 70 75 9T20)
219 Graeme Robertson (Scotland) 76 69 74 (T31)
224 Neil Raymond (England) 78 70 76 (T59)
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
FROM THE TOURNAMENT WEBSITE
AUSSIE, KIWI AND POM IN LAKE GOLF BATTLEFront running Inverell golfer Brett Drewitt is locked in a battle for the lead with New Zealand star, Josh Munn, and Englishman, Nathan Kimsey, after the third day of The Greater Lake Macquarie Amateur Championships at Belmont.
All three are sitting on 54- hole totals of nine under par 207 with one round to go tomorrow.
Drewitt, who now plays out of Long Reef and plans to turn professional at the end of the year, had a nine under 63 in the first round equalling the course record first set by Jason Day in 2002.
But in his next two rounds he could only manage par 72s, squandering several easy opportunities for birdies by missing short putts.
Munn, who plays out of Manawatu, had a first round of 65, followed by a two-under 70 and a par round today.
Kimsey, who plays out of the Woodhall Spa Club in Lincolnshire, was the only one of the trio to break par today, finishing with a one-under 71 to go with his earlier 67 and 69.
Also right in contention is the runner up last year and the year before Cameron Smith who had a three under 69 today to follow his 72 and 67. Smith, who plays out of Royal Queensland and was one of the pre-tournament favourites, has a three round total of 208, eight under par.
Twenty-one year old New Zealander, Vaughan McCall, who practices on a South Island country course where sheep mow the fairways, had a blistering five-under 67 today.
McCall, who comes from the tiny farming community of Gore, showed his record equalling round of 63 in the Lake Macquarie tournament last year was no fluke when he had eight birdies and three bogies in today’s round.
Unfortunately, McCall crashed yesterday with an 81 after an excellent three-under 69 on the first day on Thursday.
His great round today brought him back to one over with one round to play.
McCall works on a dairy farm to finance his golf.
“My work day routine is to get up at 3 am, start work at 5 am knock off at 2 pm and then play golf,” he said.
His home course is Tapanui where the sheep keep the fairways mown and there are portable fences around the greens.
The best round today was carded by Queenslander, Viraat Badhwar, who had a brilliant six-under 66 to bring his three day total to six-under 210.
Badhwar started with a bogey on the first hole but then had five birdies and an eagle on the 432 metres par five 16th hole.
Best of the Hunter Valley contingent was former Scone golfer, Nathan Waters, who had a 69 today to follow his earlier rounds of 69 and 77 bringing his three round total to one under par 215. Waters now plays out of the Long Reef Club in Sydney.
Next best local was Callan O’Reilly, formerly of Toronto Club and now at Pennant Hills, who had had a 74 today following his 70 and 72.
The best good luck/bad luck story of the tournament comes from Cameron Haines, of
The Lakes. He had a hole in one on the difficult 166 metres par three 14th yesterday to finish with an even par round of 72.
But his luck changed when he missed the half way cut…by a single shot.
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