WIESBERGER GOES CLEAR IN MALAYSIAN OPEN
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Bernd Wiesberger carded the lowest score of his European Tour career in the third round of the Maybank Malaysian Open, a stunning nine under par 63 to move two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard.
The Austrian has been in brilliant form this year, recording three consecutive top six finishes before this event, and he came flying out of the blocks by birdieing the first five holes at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
Three straight birdies to finish capped a wonderful day, and at 17 under par Wiesberger leads by two strokes from Spaniard Alejandro Cañizares, who finished eagle-birdie-bogey for a 68.
England’s Paul Waring had two eagles in his round of 65 to lie third, alongside compatriot Lee Westwood, who birdied the last two holes for a 69, while India’s Anirban Lahiri posted the round of the week, a ten under par 62, to jump up to fifth place.
Quotes
Bernd Wiesberger
“I caught up with the leaders early which was good and finished off well. I felt very comfortable out there and I didn’t even let the bogey bother me. It was really nice out there with less wind today. Everyone was making birdies early on and it was nice to be amongst that. I’ve shot 64 a few times on Tour but this is the lowest. I won’t be fooled by this position tomorrow. There are a lot of good scores out there, as we saw today, so I’ll be trying to make some birdies again and play as well as I did today.”
Alejandro Cañizares
“It was fun - playing alongside these guys is always fun. I made more mistakes than the previous days but I’m happy I made an eagle two on 16 with a wedge. Overall I’m pleased with the way I played. It’s always good to play with someone who is playing well as he’s pulling you to make birdies as well. It was fun to watch, Bernd played great. He kept me going and kept me pushing.”
Lee Westwood
“I didn’t play particularly well today, so I was pleased to shoot 69, which keeps me in the hunt. I couldn’t feel my hip action today, especially early on. But I only made one bogey, and I made some crucial birdies on 17 and 18. If I didn’t make them I’m looking at probably being five shots back, so it was nice to finish with a bit of momentum.
“You can get into a false mind-set, where you convince yourself that you’re not playing very well, when it’s just that someone else has had a great start and is hitting it close. Both of them birdied the first two holes, so two pars felt like it was a bit slow. You’ve just got to be patient. I’ve been in this position often enough so it’s the old adage of playing your own game and taking it one shot at a time.”
Paul Waring
“Obviously I’m very happy. I started like a train and gave myself a lot of good chances early on and could have been really deep in the first five holes. It’s been a good week. I’ve been hitting a lot of close iron shots and giving myself lots of chances. I hope to carry on attacking flags tomorrows and see how we go. I’ve felt good for a while the last few weeks. The swing feels good, the putting feels good.”
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
199 B Wiesberger (Aut) 70 66 63,
201 A Cañizares (Esp) 68 65 68,
202 L Westwood (Eng) 66 67 69, P Waring (Eng) 69 68 65,
204 A Lahiri (Ind) 70 72 62,
205 P Peterson (USA) 72 69 64,
206 R Lee (Can) 69 69 68,
207 J Higginbottom (Aus) 69 71 67, A Quiros (Esp) 70 70 67,
208 G Bourdy (Fra) 70 70 68,
209 P Uihlein (USA) 72 72 65, P Larrazábal (Esp) 73 69 67,
210 D Chia (Mas) 67 74 69, M Warren (Sco) 70 71 69, P Meesawat (Tha) 68 72 70, J Wang (SKor) 77 66 67, S Kang (SKor) 67 74 69,
211 G McDowell (Nir) 66 73 72, S Hend (Aus) 73 72 66, R Bland (Eng) 68 70 73, S Chawrasia (Ind) 76 67 68, J Carlsson (Swe) 74 69 68, N Colsaerts (Bel) 70 74 67,
212 T Jaidee (Tha) 72 73 67, A Sullivan (Eng) 70 70 72, P Lawrie (Irl) 71 66 75, M Madsen (Den) 72 70 70,
213 A Hansen (Den) 68 76 69, W Ormsby (Aus) 73 69 71, R Jacquelin (Fra) 71 72 70, T Khrongpha (Tha) 74 69 70, L Wen-Chong (Chn) 74 72 67, C Pigem (Esp) 73 71 69, M Fraser (Aus) 72 69 72, G Havret (Fra) 72 72 69, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 71 72 70, M Hoey (Nir) 75 70 68,
214 R Rock (Eng) 70 70 74, E Grillo (Arg) 70 73 71, M Jiménez (Esp) 72 71 71, J Pagunsan (Phi) 71 69 74, N Holman (Aus) 72 71 71, J Quesne (Fra) 71 72 71, R Wattel (Fra) 70 73 71, F Aguilar (Chi) 70 74 70, S Othman (Mas) 73 71 70,
215 J Janewattananond (Tha) 77 69 69, D Lipsky (USA) 72 73 70, A Dodt (Aus) 69 73 73, G Green (am) (Mas) 74 68 73,
216 C Plaphol (Tha) 76 68 72, T Pieters (Bel) 73 73 70,
217 S Kapur (Ind) 72 71 74, S Gallacher (Sco) 69 77 71, M Lundberg (Swe) 71 74 72, S Jamieson (Sco) 73 72 72, S Dyson (Eng) 72 73 72,
218 E Molinari (Ita) 72 73 73, H Otto (RSA) 73 69 76, L Wei-Chih (Tpe) 77 67 74, A Que (Phi) 72 72 74, M Foster (Eng) 71 73 74, R Karlsson (Swe) 70 76 72, H Chien-Yao (Tpe) 75 70 73, N Fung (Mas) 71 71 76,
219 T Fleetwood (Eng) 67 79 73, R Khan (Ind) 73 73 73, A Lascuna (Phi) 74 72 73, O Fisher (Eng) 73 73 73,
220 R Nachimuthu (Mas) 73 72 75,
221 R Finch (Eng) 73 73 75,
222 P McGinley (Irl) 69 76 77, M Tabuena (Phi) 74 72 76, S Brazel (Aus) 73 71 78,
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EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Bernd Wiesberger carded the lowest score of his European Tour career in the third round of the Maybank Malaysian Open, a stunning nine under par 63 to move two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard.
The Austrian has been in brilliant form this year, recording three consecutive top six finishes before this event, and he came flying out of the blocks by birdieing the first five holes at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
Three straight birdies to finish capped a wonderful day, and at 17 under par Wiesberger leads by two strokes from Spaniard Alejandro Cañizares, who finished eagle-birdie-bogey for a 68.
England’s Paul Waring had two eagles in his round of 65 to lie third, alongside compatriot Lee Westwood, who birdied the last two holes for a 69, while India’s Anirban Lahiri posted the round of the week, a ten under par 62, to jump up to fifth place.
Quotes
Bernd Wiesberger
“I caught up with the leaders early which was good and finished off well. I felt very comfortable out there and I didn’t even let the bogey bother me. It was really nice out there with less wind today. Everyone was making birdies early on and it was nice to be amongst that. I’ve shot 64 a few times on Tour but this is the lowest. I won’t be fooled by this position tomorrow. There are a lot of good scores out there, as we saw today, so I’ll be trying to make some birdies again and play as well as I did today.”
Alejandro Cañizares
“It was fun - playing alongside these guys is always fun. I made more mistakes than the previous days but I’m happy I made an eagle two on 16 with a wedge. Overall I’m pleased with the way I played. It’s always good to play with someone who is playing well as he’s pulling you to make birdies as well. It was fun to watch, Bernd played great. He kept me going and kept me pushing.”
Lee Westwood
“I didn’t play particularly well today, so I was pleased to shoot 69, which keeps me in the hunt. I couldn’t feel my hip action today, especially early on. But I only made one bogey, and I made some crucial birdies on 17 and 18. If I didn’t make them I’m looking at probably being five shots back, so it was nice to finish with a bit of momentum.
“You can get into a false mind-set, where you convince yourself that you’re not playing very well, when it’s just that someone else has had a great start and is hitting it close. Both of them birdied the first two holes, so two pars felt like it was a bit slow. You’ve just got to be patient. I’ve been in this position often enough so it’s the old adage of playing your own game and taking it one shot at a time.”
Paul Waring
“Obviously I’m very happy. I started like a train and gave myself a lot of good chances early on and could have been really deep in the first five holes. It’s been a good week. I’ve been hitting a lot of close iron shots and giving myself lots of chances. I hope to carry on attacking flags tomorrows and see how we go. I’ve felt good for a while the last few weeks. The swing feels good, the putting feels good.”
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
199 B Wiesberger (Aut) 70 66 63,
201 A Cañizares (Esp) 68 65 68,
202 L Westwood (Eng) 66 67 69, P Waring (Eng) 69 68 65,
204 A Lahiri (Ind) 70 72 62,
205 P Peterson (USA) 72 69 64,
206 R Lee (Can) 69 69 68,
207 J Higginbottom (Aus) 69 71 67, A Quiros (Esp) 70 70 67,
208 G Bourdy (Fra) 70 70 68,
209 P Uihlein (USA) 72 72 65, P Larrazábal (Esp) 73 69 67,
210 D Chia (Mas) 67 74 69, M Warren (Sco) 70 71 69, P Meesawat (Tha) 68 72 70, J Wang (SKor) 77 66 67, S Kang (SKor) 67 74 69,
211 G McDowell (Nir) 66 73 72, S Hend (Aus) 73 72 66, R Bland (Eng) 68 70 73, S Chawrasia (Ind) 76 67 68, J Carlsson (Swe) 74 69 68, N Colsaerts (Bel) 70 74 67,
212 T Jaidee (Tha) 72 73 67, A Sullivan (Eng) 70 70 72, P Lawrie (Irl) 71 66 75, M Madsen (Den) 72 70 70,
213 A Hansen (Den) 68 76 69, W Ormsby (Aus) 73 69 71, R Jacquelin (Fra) 71 72 70, T Khrongpha (Tha) 74 69 70, L Wen-Chong (Chn) 74 72 67, C Pigem (Esp) 73 71 69, M Fraser (Aus) 72 69 72, G Havret (Fra) 72 72 69, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 71 72 70, M Hoey (Nir) 75 70 68,
214 R Rock (Eng) 70 70 74, E Grillo (Arg) 70 73 71, M Jiménez (Esp) 72 71 71, J Pagunsan (Phi) 71 69 74, N Holman (Aus) 72 71 71, J Quesne (Fra) 71 72 71, R Wattel (Fra) 70 73 71, F Aguilar (Chi) 70 74 70, S Othman (Mas) 73 71 70,
215 J Janewattananond (Tha) 77 69 69, D Lipsky (USA) 72 73 70, A Dodt (Aus) 69 73 73, G Green (am) (Mas) 74 68 73,
216 C Plaphol (Tha) 76 68 72, T Pieters (Bel) 73 73 70,
217 S Kapur (Ind) 72 71 74, S Gallacher (Sco) 69 77 71, M Lundberg (Swe) 71 74 72, S Jamieson (Sco) 73 72 72, S Dyson (Eng) 72 73 72,
218 E Molinari (Ita) 72 73 73, H Otto (RSA) 73 69 76, L Wei-Chih (Tpe) 77 67 74, A Que (Phi) 72 72 74, M Foster (Eng) 71 73 74, R Karlsson (Swe) 70 76 72, H Chien-Yao (Tpe) 75 70 73, N Fung (Mas) 71 71 76,
219 T Fleetwood (Eng) 67 79 73, R Khan (Ind) 73 73 73, A Lascuna (Phi) 74 72 73, O Fisher (Eng) 73 73 73,
220 R Nachimuthu (Mas) 73 72 75,
221 R Finch (Eng) 73 73 75,
222 P McGinley (Irl) 69 76 77, M Tabuena (Phi) 74 72 76, S Brazel (Aus) 73 71 78,
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