Trio in the hunt at golf’s Singapore Open
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South Korea's Lee Soo-min in action during the third round of the Moutai Singapore Open at the Singapore Island Country Club.
PHOTO: ASIAN TOUR
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- Lee Soo-min, Wang Jeung-hun and James Piot share the lead at the Moutai Singapore Open with a total of 15-under 201.
- Yosuke Asaji and Kim Bio are one shot behind, while Jazz Janewattananond is also in contention for the title.
- Singaporean amateurs Brayden Lee and Troy Storm are further behind after over-par rounds, placing joint-46th and joint-58th.
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Fans can expect a thrilling final day at the US$2 million (S$2.6 million) Moutai Singapore Open on Nov 9, with three golfers – South Korea’s Lee Soo-min and Wang Jeung-hun, and United States’ James Piot – sharing the lead after the third round at the Singapore Island Country Club.
Lee, who started the day two shots ahead of the 68-strong field, had a blemish-free round on the New Course, posting three birdies, including a key shot on the par-five 18th to card a 69.
Wang and Piot posted five-under 67s for a three-day total of 15-under 201 to draw level with Lee ahead of the final round on Nov 9.
Japan’s Yosuke Asaji (65) and South Korea’s Kim Bi-o (67) are one shot back, with 2019 winner Jazz Janewattananond (68) of Thailand, Australia’s Kevin Yuan (69) and South Africa’s Ian Snyman (69) also in the mix.
Lee, 32, a former DP World Tour and Korean PGA Tour champion, said: “It was really tough today, actually. On the front nine, I had good opportunities, but I made mistakes on a few putts, but still I shot two under.
“I thought my back nine would be better than the front nine. I had many chances to make birdies.
“But it started getting windy... it was really tough and I struggled, but yeah, I still played bogey-free. And even at the last hole, I made a long two-putt for a birdie. Yeah, that was really good.
“I will just play my own game tomorrow. I think I’ll play with Jeung-hun so it’ll be really fun.”
On the hunt for his first win in eight years, Wang, 30, said: “Actually, I hit it really well today, but my putting wasn’t as good as yesterday.
“So, I’m really happy about my round and I’ll try to enjoy my next 18 holes.”
South Korea's Wang Jeung-hun is on the hunt for his first win in eight years.
PHOTO: ASIAN TOUR
US Amateur champion (2021) Piot, 27, remains in the chase for his first professional title after a bogey-free round and five birdies in the third round on Nov 8.
United States' James Piot remains in the chase for his first professional title after a bogey-free round and five birdies in the third round on Nov 8.
PHOTO: ASIAN TOUR
Singaporean amateurs Brayden Lee and Troy Storm posted their first over-par rounds of the week, with Lee carding a one-over 73 and 16-year-old Troy posting a two-over 74 to place joint-46th and joint-58th respectively.
The duo are spearheading the Republic’s charge at the International Series event
Lee, who fired birdies on Nos. 7 and 18, said: “I wasn’t hitting it that well all day and putts weren’t really dropping. So it’s nice to end off with a birdie.
“I mean, one-over is not great, but it’s not that bad.”
