Clearwater Bay Open: ‘Nervous’ Nick Voke on cusp of third Tour title
The New Zealander is five strokes ahead of the field in the 2 million yuan tournament going into the final day
New Zealand No 4 Nick Voke admitted he was “shaking” with nerves as he opened up a five-stroke lead at the 2 million yuan Clearwater Bay Open in his bid for a third win in four PGA Tour Series-China events and a move up from fifth on the Order of Merit.
As Voke shot a three-under 67 to move to 11-under after three rounds of the season-ending event, Japan’s Yuwa Kosaihira, third on the money list, shot 68 to move into a share of second with two-time Tour winner Kim Tae-woo of Korea at the Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club.
Australian Deyen Lawson and Sweden’s Oskar Arvidsson, the second-round co-leaders, both shot 74 to drop back to 5-under and share fourth place with American Ben Lein (70), Italy’s Cristiano Terragni (70), Korean Jeong Jiung (71) and Thailand’s Gunn Charoenkul (70), a winner on the Tour in 2014 and 2016.
Order of Merit leader Charlie Saxon posted a 74 to fall back to four-over and a tie for 49th, while England’s Callum Tarren, the only other player who can finish No 1 on the money list, shot a 67 to move to three-under and a tie for 12th, creating a platform for a late run at the top spot.
Hong Kong No. 1 Motin Yeung, seventh on the Order of Merit, shot 72 to drop to even-par and a share of 30th, reducing his chances of breaking into the top-five and securing membership on the 2019 Web.com Tour.
