Hong Kong: A sparkling third round display by youngsters Jeremiah Kim and Low Khai Jei saw Malaysia move into position to challenge favourites Thailand for the fifth edition of the Lion City Cup held in conjunction with the 51st South East Asian Amateur Team Golf Championship.
Jeremiah improved to tied fourth in the individual standings with a 54-hole total of 218 after carding a solid two-under 68 at the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. Khai Jei looked set to push overnight leader Chanchok Dejpiratanammongkol of Thailand to the wire in tomorrow’s final round after narrowing the gap at the top to just one stroke with a solid round of 70 today, highlighted by an eagle on the par-five 15th.
Malaysia have combined for a three-day total of 653, four strokes behind Thailand with Indonesia nine strokes behind in third place.
The national Santi Cuppers were also confident of top-three finishes after 17-year-old Vivienne Chin stayed on course for the individual title with a third round score of 69. Totalling 208 over three rounds, Vivienne lies four shots off the pace of leader Pinrath Loomboonruang of Thailand (68), with Filipina Dottie Ardina in second on 205.
Improved displays by Isza Fariza Ismail and Nur Durriyah Damian saw Malaysia improve to third place in the Santi Cup standings on 654 with hosts Hong Kong the nearest rival for the last podium place on 659.
Abel Tam was Malaysia’s best performer in the Putra Cup today, carding a round of one-under 69. The men’s individual title race remains wide open with only six strokes dividing the top ten players in the field. Mohd Hisyam Abdul Majid is five adrift of 54-hole leader Hak Shun Yat, who saw his advantage dissipate after a dismal round of 73 today.
A low-scoring day by Causeway neighbours Singapore saw them leap to the top of the leaderboard on 630, two ahead of the hosts, who are still in the hunt for only their second win in the tournament’s 51-year history.
Leading third round scores
PUTRA CUP
Individual
209 Hak Shun Yat (HKG) 71-65-73
210 Choo Tze Huang (SIN)72-71-67
211 Maung Maung Oo (MYA)71-67-73, Marc Ong (SIN) 71-74-66
212 George Gandranata (INA)69-71-72
213 Suprapto (INA)72-71-70
214 Mohd Hisyam Abdul Majid 70-72-72, Jerome Ng (SIN)76-69-69, Terrence Ng (HKG) 73-71-70
215 Natipong Srithong (THA) 73-69-73
Selected scores
216 Abel Tam (78-71-69)
220 Mohd Azman Basharuddin 75-69-76, Kenneth de Silva 79-67-74
Team
630 Singapore (215-214-201)
632 Hong Kong (217-207-208)
641 Indonesia (210-215-216)
642 Malaysia (219-208-215)
657 Myanmar (219-215-223)
659 Thailand (220-217-222)
662 Philippines (221-222-219)
SANTI CUP
Individual
204 Pinrath Loomboonruang (THA) 67-69-68
205 Dottie Ardina (PHI) 68-69-68
208 Vivienne Chin 68-71-69
211 Tiffany Chan (HKG) 70-67-74
212 Chihiro Ikeda (PHI) 70-67-75
213 Panitta Yusavai (THA) 73-68-72
217 Andrea Unson (PHI) 69-73-75, Kitty Tam (HKG) 74-70-73,
218 Joey Poh (SIN) 72-73-73, Pavarisa Yoktuan (THA) 72-72-74
Selected scores
224 Nur Durriyah Damian 75-76-73, Isza Fariza Ismail 78-76-70
232 Hilferah Tan 80-74-78
Team
629 Philippines (207-209-213)
632 Thailand (210-208-214)
654 Malaysia (221-221-212)
659 Hong Kong (217-213-229)
668 Singapore (224-221-223)
683 Indonesia (226-231-226)
LION CITY CUP
Individual
213 Chanchok Dejpiratanammongkol (THA) 69-71-73
214 Low Khai Jei 73-71-70
217 Pariwat Pinsawat (THA) 72-71-70,Joshua Ho (SIN) 76-69-72
218 Jeremiah Kim 78-72-68, Jordan Irawan (INA) 73-72-73
220 Adrian Halimi (INA) 71-76-73
221 Angelo Jose Gandioco (PHI)73-74-74
223 Aussarassakorn Voramate (THA) 74-76-73, Jackie Chan Ka Ho (HKG) 79-75-69
Selected scores
227 Paul San 75-70-82
232 Mohd Afif Muhd Radzi 78-78-76
Team
649 Thailand (215-214-220)
653 Malaysia (226-213-214)
662 Indonesia (220-219-223)
667 Philippines (218-227-222)
671 Singapore (227-215-229)
693 Hong Kong (237-225-231)
