Liang leads Singapore Open as Spieth round suspended until Sunday
ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
Sentosa,
Singapore: China’s Liang Wen-chong broke through the
fatigue barrier by carding a four-under-par 67 to snatch the clubhouse
lead before
the third round of the SMBC Singapore Open was suspended due to
darkness on Saturday.
Liang
played 31 holes at the Serapong Course, Sentosa Golf Club
after inclement weather during the first two rounds had led to lengthy
delays at
the US$1 million event which is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan
Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO).
Second
round leader Song Younghan of Korea mixed two birdies against two bogey
to be on nine-under through 13 holes while world number Jordan Spieth
remained
in contention at six-under with two holes left to play.
A
total of 15 players will return at 7.30am to complete their third round
with the final round scheduled to commence at 8.20am with no re-draw.
Liang,
the 2007 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, returned early in the
morning to complete 13 holes from his second round where he signed for a
flawless
67.
After a quick lunch break, the Chinese was back at the starting tee again.
He charged out of the blocks quickly with three birdies in his opening four holes but dropped a shot on the fifth.
Liang then struggled to keep his focus but was eventually rewarded with two more birdies in his last three holes.
“I
played 31 holes today and to be honest, I was feeling tired towards the
end of the round. I’m happy I managed to birdie 16 and 18 coming in as
those birdies
gave me that much-needed confidence boost for tomorrow,” said Liang,
who signed for a three-day total of eight-under-par 205.
“I
started off really well with three birdies in first four holes but
dropped a bogey on the fifth. After that, I couldn’t find those birdie
opportunities
and was glad they finally came again on 16 and 18. I’ll try my best
tomorrow,” added Liang.
Despite having to endure a long wait, Song believes he can still surmount a challenge to win the SMBC Singapore Open title.
“It
did not help me that much not having played this morning as I had to
wait about a long time for my tee off. I have had many second place
finishes in Japan
and Korea but I do not think that will affect me (mentally) tomorrow.
It would be great to win here and that’s my aim.”
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 213 (3x71) Yardage: 7,398
205 - LIANG Wen-chong (CHN) 71-67-67.
207 - Jeunghun WANG (SKOR) 73-67-67, LEE Won-joon (AUS) 71-69-67, Akio SADAKATA (JPN) 70-71-66.
208 - Berry HENSON (USA) 66-73-69, Jinho CHOI (SKOR) 69-69-70, Brett MUNSON (USA) 71-67-70.
209 - Sam BRAZEL (AUS) 72-67-70.
210
- Daisuke KATAOKA (JPN) 72-68-70, Soomin LEE (SKOR) 70-70-70, Masahiro
KAWAMURA (JPN) 70-70-70, Yoshinori FUJIMOTO (JPN) 74-68-68, Chapchai
NIRAT (THA)
69-70-71, Yuta IKEDA (JPN) 70-69-71, Yusaku MIYAZATO (JPN) 71-68-71.
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