Y E Yang leads by one in Volvo China Open
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
US PGA Championship winner Y E Yang will take a one-shot lead over Finland's Mikko Ilonen and Welshman Jamie Donaldson into the final round of the Volvo China Open at Suzhou Jinji Lake on Sunday.
The Korean looks in ominous form as he seeks to build on last week's eighth-place finish at the Masters last Sunday. He carded a bogey-free, four-under-par 68 to top the leaderboard at 14 under-par 202.
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Fast-starting Ilonen carded six birdies in his 68, while Donaldson dropped just one shot in a three-under 69 to remain in the hunt for a maiden European Tour title after finishing sixth in Andalucia two weeks ago.
"Today was bogey free but it was also tough to save par on a lot of occasions," said 38-year-old Yang.
"Overall, it was difficult but I am very satisfied that I saved a lot of pars and it puts me in a good position on the leaderboard. Hopefully I can sustain my performance on Sunday."
After overnight leader Kim Do-hoon, Yang, Donaldson and Ilonen all held the lead on the front nine, Yang briefly opened up a two-shot advantage with four to play.
But after playing partner Donaldson also picked up a shot at the par five 14th, Ilonen's sixth birdie of the day arrived at the par-three 17th to trim the advantage and push the pair two shots clear of Spain's Pablo Larrazabal (70), with Kim (73) and 2005 champion Stephen Dodd (66) at 10 under-par.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x2)
202 Y.E. Yang (Kor) 68 66 68
203 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 68 67 68, Jamie Donaldson 66 68 69
205 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 66 69 70
206 Do-hoon Kim (Kor) 64 69 73, Stephen Dodd 69 71 66
207 Johan Edfors (Swe) 68 71 68
208 Alexander Noren (Swe) 71 67 70, Rhys Davies 73 70 65, Oliver Fisher 73 65 70, Ross McGowan 71 68 69, Bradley Dredge 70 70 68
209 Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 66 70 73, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 69 72 68, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 64 70 75, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 68 73 68
210 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 69 68 73, Damien McGrane 67 73 70, Graeme McDowell 70 70 70, Shane Lowry 70 68 72, Sang-moon Bae (Kor) 71 69 70, Corey Pavin (USA) 67 70 73, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 72 68 70
211 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 67 72, Peter Whiteford 70 70 71, David Dixon 70 72 69, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 72 68, Wen-Tang Lin (Tpe) 71 70 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 70 72 69, Peter Lawrie 67 72 72, Graeme Storm 69 69 73
212 Marc Warren 71 68 73, Colin Montgomerie 72 68 72, Dae-hyun Kim (Kor) 70 67 75, Josh Geary (Nzl) 73 67 72
213 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 71 72 70, Danny Willett 71 69 73, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 71 71, Anthony Wall 72 70 71, Soon-sang Hong (Kor) 67 71 75, Matthew Millar (Aus) 72 71 70, Ted Oh (Kor) 73 69 71, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 72 70 71, Pablo Martin (Spa) 71 70 72
214 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 71 72, Stephen Gallacher 70 71 73, David Horsey 76 68 70, Kang-Chun Wu (Chn) 72 70 72, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 71 72, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 74 70 70
215 Oliver Wilson 69 74 72, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 73 68 74, Phillip Price 73 70 72, Tano Goya (Arg) 70 72 73, Joon-eob Son (Pkr) 71 72 72
216 Ki-sang Lee (Kor) 75 68 73, Stephen Dartnell (Aus) 74 70 72, Gareth Maybin 72 72 72, Alastair Forsyth 69 74 73, Mark Foster 75 64 77, Paul McGinley 71 72 73
217 Richard Lee (Nzl) 72 72 73, David Howell 73 71 73, Danny Lee (Nzl) 73 71 73, David Drysdale 75 69 73, Marcus Both (Aus) 74 70 73, Hao Yuan (Chn) 72 72 73, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 73 71 73, Qin Xu (Chn) 74 69 74
218 Scott Barr (Aus) 75 69 74, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 75 67 76, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 74 70 74, Mu Hu (Chn) 69 74 75
219 David Gleeson (Aus) 73 70 76, Gui Ming Liao (Chn) 70 74 75
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
US PGA Championship winner Y E Yang will take a one-shot lead over Finland's Mikko Ilonen and Welshman Jamie Donaldson into the final round of the Volvo China Open at Suzhou Jinji Lake on Sunday.
The Korean looks in ominous form as he seeks to build on last week's eighth-place finish at the Masters last Sunday. He carded a bogey-free, four-under-par 68 to top the leaderboard at 14 under-par 202.
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Links to more golf news:
Owen shares lead at Harbour Town
Nordqvist triumphs in Jamaica
Oda leads the way
World Match Play will return - Sponsors
European Tour's official website
==============================
Fast-starting Ilonen carded six birdies in his 68, while Donaldson dropped just one shot in a three-under 69 to remain in the hunt for a maiden European Tour title after finishing sixth in Andalucia two weeks ago.
"Today was bogey free but it was also tough to save par on a lot of occasions," said 38-year-old Yang.
"Overall, it was difficult but I am very satisfied that I saved a lot of pars and it puts me in a good position on the leaderboard. Hopefully I can sustain my performance on Sunday."
After overnight leader Kim Do-hoon, Yang, Donaldson and Ilonen all held the lead on the front nine, Yang briefly opened up a two-shot advantage with four to play.
But after playing partner Donaldson also picked up a shot at the par five 14th, Ilonen's sixth birdie of the day arrived at the par-three 17th to trim the advantage and push the pair two shots clear of Spain's Pablo Larrazabal (70), with Kim (73) and 2005 champion Stephen Dodd (66) at 10 under-par.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x2)
202 Y.E. Yang (Kor) 68 66 68
203 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 68 67 68, Jamie Donaldson 66 68 69
205 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 66 69 70
206 Do-hoon Kim (Kor) 64 69 73, Stephen Dodd 69 71 66
207 Johan Edfors (Swe) 68 71 68
208 Alexander Noren (Swe) 71 67 70, Rhys Davies 73 70 65, Oliver Fisher 73 65 70, Ross McGowan 71 68 69, Bradley Dredge 70 70 68
209 Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 66 70 73, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 69 72 68, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 64 70 75, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 68 73 68
210 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 69 68 73, Damien McGrane 67 73 70, Graeme McDowell 70 70 70, Shane Lowry 70 68 72, Sang-moon Bae (Kor) 71 69 70, Corey Pavin (USA) 67 70 73, Steven Bowditch (Aus) 72 68 70
211 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 67 72, Peter Whiteford 70 70 71, David Dixon 70 72 69, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 72 68, Wen-Tang Lin (Tpe) 71 70 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 70 72 69, Peter Lawrie 67 72 72, Graeme Storm 69 69 73
212 Marc Warren 71 68 73, Colin Montgomerie 72 68 72, Dae-hyun Kim (Kor) 70 67 75, Josh Geary (Nzl) 73 67 72
213 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 71 72 70, Danny Willett 71 69 73, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 71 71, Anthony Wall 72 70 71, Soon-sang Hong (Kor) 67 71 75, Matthew Millar (Aus) 72 71 70, Ted Oh (Kor) 73 69 71, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 72 70 71, Pablo Martin (Spa) 71 70 72
214 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 71 72, Stephen Gallacher 70 71 73, David Horsey 76 68 70, Kang-Chun Wu (Chn) 72 70 72, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 71 72, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 74 70 70
215 Oliver Wilson 69 74 72, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 73 68 74, Phillip Price 73 70 72, Tano Goya (Arg) 70 72 73, Joon-eob Son (Pkr) 71 72 72
216 Ki-sang Lee (Kor) 75 68 73, Stephen Dartnell (Aus) 74 70 72, Gareth Maybin 72 72 72, Alastair Forsyth 69 74 73, Mark Foster 75 64 77, Paul McGinley 71 72 73
217 Richard Lee (Nzl) 72 72 73, David Howell 73 71 73, Danny Lee (Nzl) 73 71 73, David Drysdale 75 69 73, Marcus Both (Aus) 74 70 73, Hao Yuan (Chn) 72 72 73, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 73 71 73, Qin Xu (Chn) 74 69 74
218 Scott Barr (Aus) 75 69 74, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 75 67 76, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 74 70 74, Mu Hu (Chn) 69 74 75
219 David Gleeson (Aus) 73 70 76, Gui Ming Liao (Chn) 70 74 75
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