LIV Golf Hong Kong: Ancer opens up 5-shot lead despite not chasing perfection, will have Australian Open in mind in title bid
- Abraham Ancer fires an eight-under-par 62 to move to 15 under at Hong Kong Golf Club
- Teammate Eugenio Chacarra and Harold Varner III his nearest challengers heading into final round
Abraham Ancer said he was not seeking perfection when he arrived in Hong Kong, but he can have few complaints about his golf over the first two days.
An eight-under-par 62 on Saturday took the Fireballs GC captain to 15 under for the LIV Golf tournament, and a five-shot lead heading into the final round.
And in many ways “trying not to be perfect” has resulted in getting close to the opposite. The Mexican hit 18 greens in regulation on Saturday, has missed just four fairways over 36 holes, and is bogey free so far.
The same cannot be said of his rivals, who all dropped away during the course of the day. Overnight co-leader Dean Burmester turned in a one-under 69 to drop into a tie for seventh on eight under.
Matt Jones, meanwhile, was within three shots on 11 under standing on the 16th tee alongside Ancer, and promptly went double bogey, birdie, double bogey on his way home to finish eight under overall.
Harold Varner III and Ancer’s teammate Eugenio Chacarra are now the nearest challengers on 10 under, while Cam Smith, Henrik Stenson and Jon Rahm are a shot further back.
