WEATHER HITS INDONESIAN OPEN
PADRAIG HARRINGTON HAS LEAD OF
FIVE STROKES AT JAKARTA
Jakarta: Padraig Harrington of Ireland held a commanding five-shot
lead at the weather interrupted BANK BRI Indonesia Open before the third
round was abandoned on Saturday.
The
three-time Major winner was 16-under through 13 holes before play was
called off at the Damai Indah Golf, PIK course. He will return on Sunday
at 6.40am alongside 44 other players to complete the round.
Playing
in the same group as Harrington, Australia’s Nathan Holman was a
distant five shots back while co-overnight leader Thanyakon Khrongpha of
Thailand struggled with his driver and was 10-under through 13 holes.
Local
hope George Gandranata continued his fine run at the US$750,000 Asian
Tour event where he sits on eight-under after playing 16 holes.
Harrington,
who is aiming to win his first title since 2012, hopes to stay positive
as he prepares for a 23-hole marathon finale on Sunday.
“I
was doing nicely. I got a good start and holed a couple of putts at the
right time. I didn’t do too many mistakes but it is always difficult
when you have the lead. You are a little bit cautious and it is
something which I have to deal with.
“The
last thing I want to do is go out there and be negative because that
gives the rest of the field a chance. It is an awkward position to be
in. It is never easy to lead. It is always easy to chase,” said
Harrington, who marked his card with four birdies.
Holman
struggled to repeat his second round heroics where he posted a
brilliant 63. The Australian needs a huge result this week to have a
chance of retaining his Asian Tour card for the 2015 season.
“I
didn’t have real momentum going. The suspension didn’t really affect
anything. Obviously you can learn quite a bit from Padraig Harrington
and it has been really nice playing with him. Hope to get a good night’s
sleep and see what happens tomorrow,” said Holman, ranked 95th on the Merit list.
Thanyakon,
who is chasing for a first Asian Tour win, rued poor tee shots as he
stumbled to four bogeys against two birdies. He gave himself a lifeline
when he birdied the 13th hole before play was called off for the day.
“I
was hitting my driver to the left today. It was very disappointing and I
couldn’t recover from that. It really hurt my score. I was also
struggling to judge the speed of the greens. Hopefully I can bounce
back,” said the 24-year-old Thai.
THIRD ROUNDS STILL TO BE COMPLETED
HOW THEY STAND
Padraig HARRINGTON (IRE) – 16-under Through 13 holes.
Nathan HOLMAN (AUS) – 11-under Through 13 holes.
Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) – 10-under Through 13 holes.
George Gandranata (INA) – 8-under Through 16 holes
Scott BARR (AUS) - 8-under Through 15 holes
Par 213 (3x71) Yardage: 7,100
206 David LIPSKY (USA) 72-68-66, Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 74-66-66.
207 Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 73-67-67, S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) 68-71-68.
208 Andrew DODT (AUS) 70-69-69.
209 Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL (THA) 73-68-68.
210 Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 72-69-69.
211 Berry HENSON (USA) 72-69-70, Mithun PERERA (SRI) 69-71-71, Chiragh KUMAR (IND) 71-70-70, MO Joong-kyung (SKOR) 69-70-72.
212 Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) 71-69-72, Panuwat MUENLEK (THA) 71-69-72,
Unho PARK (AUS) 71-70-71, Tirawat KAEWSIRIBANDIT (THA) 73-66-73,
Masahiro KAWAMURA (JPN) 70-71-71, Chawalit PLAPHOL (THA) 72-69-71, Arjun
ATWAL (IND) 67-72-73.
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