International Series Singapore: Phachara joins Green to lead into final day
- Phachara Khongwatmai’s round of 69 puts him level with Gavin Green in the season’s third International Series event
- Only a dropped shot at the 18th denies Chan Shih-chang a share of the lead as he cards a 66
Gavin Green of Malaysia maintained his lead in the US$1.5 million International Series Singapore at Tanah Merah Country Club on Saturday, but was joined by Phachara Khongwatmai from Thailand.
Chan Shih-chang of Taiwan and Thailand’s Nitithorn Thippong were a shot behind following rounds of 66 and 68 respectively, while England’s Steve Lewton came in with a 69 to sit a stroke further back.
But Taichi Kho of Hong Kong was left 14 shots off the lead on par after carding a third-round 74.
“It was a grinding day – it was such a grind, I couldn’t get anything going,” said Green, whose birdie on the eighth was offset by a dropped shot on 13. It was in stark contrast to his 14 birdies and no bogeys on Thursday and Friday.
“Nevertheless, I just hung in there as hard as I could, making pars from everywhere. Sometimes you just got to do that.
