Jakarta, Indonesia, May 9: Malaysia’s Amir Nazrin continued his impressive form to sign for a five-under-par 67 and hold a two-shot lead in the penultimate round of the OB Golf Invitational on Thursday.

The 21-year-old Amir marked his card with one eagle, six birdies, one bogey and one double-bogey to compile a three-day total of 14-under-par 202 at the Asian Development Tour (ADT) event staged at the highly-acclaimed Royale Jakarta Golf Club.

Chinese Taipei’s Wang Wei-lun, who held a share of the overnight lead, posted a 70 to take second place while Indonesian duo George Gandranata (68) and Rory Hie (71) and Japan’s Hayato Yoshida (68) sit in third place at the US$65,000 event.

Amir made a fast charge with an eagle on hole two followed by birdies on holes four, six and nine for an outward 31. He stumbled with a double-bogey after the turn when his tee shot landed in the sand bunker but recovered nicely with birdies on holes 11 and 12.

“I made a wrong decision on hole 10 and hit my three-wood off the tee which left me with a bad lie in the fairway bunker. But I told myself to take the double bogey and move on and I managed to birdie the next two holes,” said Amir.

The young Malaysian knows he will have a battle in his hands tomorrow as he stays on course for his maiden ADT victory.

“I wasn’t thinking about my score at all. My irons were solid and I just made a lot of putts. I know it will be tough tomorrow but I just want to keep my focus and hope for the best,” added Amir, who dropped a shot on hole 17 before rolling in an 18-foot birdie putt on the last for an inward 36.

The 25-year-old Wang, who returned in the morning to finish four holes in his second round, admitted he battled with fatigue in his back nine despite getting off to a hot start with three consecutive birdies.

“I started out with three straight birdies and was feeling very confident. However, I started to feel really tired after the turn and could not keep up the momentum.

“I woke up at 4.30am this morning to finish four more holes and then had to wait two hours before I started my third round. I just need to rest up, stay focused and try again tomorrow,” added the Chinese Taipei player, who last tasted success on the ADT in 2017 with his breakthrough on home soil.

The OB Golf Invitational is the Tour’s first stop in Indonesia this season and is celebrating its second edition on the ADT schedule this year.

Leading third round scores:

202 – Amir Nazrin 68 67 67

204 – Wang Wei-lun 67 67 70

205 – Hayato Yoshida 68 69 68, George Gandranata 68 69 68, Rory Hie 68 66 71

206 – Seung Park 71 67 68

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Jakarta, Indonesia, May 8: Indonesia’s Rory Hie brought the local cheers when he fired a superb six-under-par 66 to seize the halfway lead with Chinese Taipei’s Wang Wei-lun at the weather-disrupted OB Golf Invitational on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Hie returned with a flawless card highlighted by six birdies to sit atop the leaderboard with Wang (67) on a two-day total of 10-under-par 134 at the US$65,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event.

Danny Masrin, the highest-ranked Indonesian, also put up a strong charge as he matched the day’s efforts of Hie to trail by one shot in third place with Malaysia’s Amir Nazrin (67) at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club, which is a regular host venue of the Indonesian Masters on the Asian Tour.

The highlight of the day however belonged to American Troix Tonkham who produced an ace on hole four using his seven-iron from 156 yards. He signed for an eventual 69 to settle eight shots off the lead.

Play was first suspended at 1.59pm local time due to lightning threats before resuming at 4.30pm. It was later abandoned at 5.42pm due to the fading light. A total of 36 players resumed their rounds at 6.45am on Thursday with the third round scheduled to start at 9.15am.

Hie, who started the round two shots off the pace, took advantage of his sharp iron play as he only missed one green-in-regulation in his solid round of 66.

“I hit it really good today and made some key putts. I made a good birdie on hole five from the rough and rolled in a 14-foot putt.

“I was able to stay focused the entire round and keep my composure. When I made the turn, I saw I was only one shot behind so I told myself I needed to make a couple more birdies and I did,” said the 30-year-old Indonesian.

Masrin, 26, was pleased to find some momentum with his friend Teddy on the bag. He nailed six birdies en route to his blemish-free round.

“It was a pretty easy-going round. I hit a lot of greens today and only missed one fairway. I was able to capitalize on the par-five holes and hit three of four of them in two shots.

“The key for my round today was the tempo of my swing. With Teddy on the bag today he really helped me get a good rhythm going. It was overall a pretty stress-free day and I managed to end the round with two birdies,” said Masrin, who found 13 fairways and only missed one green.

The halfway cut was set at three-over-par 147 with 56 players advancing to the final two rounds.

The OB Golf Invitational is the Tour’s first stop in Indonesia this season and is celebrating its second edition on the ADT schedule this year.

Leading second round scores:

134 – Rory Hie 68 66, Wang Wei-lun 67 67

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Jakarta, Indonesia, May 7: England’s Matt Killen fired a six-under-par 66 to take the lead in the opening round of the OB Golf Invitational on Tuesday.

Three players trail one shot behind in second place following matching 67s at the US$65,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event. They include American Jeremy Wendelken, Chinese Taipei’s Wang Wei-lun and Thailand’s Worrasorn Suwanpanang.

Local prospects George Gandranata, Rory Hie, Jordan Irawan and Peter Gunawan were among 11 players tied for the fifth spot following their rounds of 68 at the highly-acclaimed Royale Jakarta Golf Club.

Play was suspended at 3.15pm local time due to lightning threats and resumed at 4.30pm. However, it was later abandoned at 6.03pm due to fading light. Three players resumed their first round at 7am on Wednesday morning with the second round starting as scheduled.

Starting from the 10th hole, Killen notched birdies on holes 12, 14, 15 and 17 to make the turn in 32. He went on to grab a birdie on hole three before dropping a shot on hole five after failing to make his par-save from nine feet.

“I putted really solid today and made some key putts. No complaints about today with seven birdies on the scorecard. My only mistake was on hole five but it is a very tough hole with a tricky pin position,” said Killen, who recovered with two birdies on his way home for an inward 34.

“The highlight of my round would have to be hole 17. It is a long par-four hole and I hit my four-iron from 220 yards to about four-feet and made that downhill putt,” added the Englishman, who is eyeing his maiden ADT victory this week.

Wendelken, who also started on the 10th hole, opened with a fantastic birdie after chipping in from the fringe. He went on to grab birdies on holes 12, 15, and five before wrapping up a bogey-free round with a 15-foot putt for birdie.

“I drove it really well off the tees today and gave myself a lot of chances, it was a pretty solid round. My wedge game was good too and I chipped in on my first hole which gave me some momentum,” said Wendelken, who was accurate off the tees and only missed two fairways.

“This course is pretty forgiving off the tees and a lot of the tees were pushed forward today. I like this course and it really suits my game,” added the American, who earned his Tour card at the Asian Tour Qualifying School in January.

The OB Golf Invitational is the Tour’s first stop in Indonesia this season and is celebrating its second edition on the ADT schedule this year.

Leading first round scores (incomplete):

66 – Matt Killen

67 – Jeremy Wendelken , Wang Wei-lun , Worrasorn Suwanpanang

68 – Sorachut Hansapiban , Jordan Irawan , Justin De Los Santos , Brian Jung , Joshua Shou , Peter Gunawan , Amir Nazrin , George Gandranata , Rory Hie , Hayato Yoshida , Joohyung Kim

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Jakarta, Indonesia, May 3: Japan’s Naoki Sekito will take aim at extending his remarkable streak of success when he contends at the OB Golf Invitational which gets underway next week.

The 21-year-old Japanese has been on red-hot form this season, recording three top-three results in as many appearances, including a breakthrough victory on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) last month.

With good friend and defending champion Shohei Hasegawa of Japan not featuring in the event, the in-form Sekito will be gunning to defend the title on his behalf at the US$65,000 event staged at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club.

“I have played three ADT events so far and have had a good run of finishes and one win in the bag. I am playing really well recently and even broke my personal-best score record,” said Sekito, who stunned the field with a sizzling 61 in the final round in Brunei but had to settle for second place.

“Shohei is a good friend of mine and we practice a lot together in Japan. I will try my best to defend the title on his behalf,” added the Japanese, who is from Hiroshima.

Currently ranked second on the ADT Order of Merit, Sekito remains confident of taming the championship course which is a regular host venue of the Indonesian Masters on the Asian Tour.

“Everyone has said Royale Jakarta Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in Asia so I am really excited to see it. I know it is a tough course and I just don’t want to expect too much from myself and just play freely,” said Sekito.

A talented 144-men field will challenge for honours alongside Sekito including former ADT Order of Merit winners Miguel Carballo of Argentina (2018) and Thailand’s Pannakorn Uthaipas (2017) as well as ADT champions American Sam Gillis, Thailand’s Namchok Tantipokhakul and Japan’s Masaru Takahashi.

Other notable names include Indonesia’s number one Danny Masrin, who will spearhead the local charge along with one-time ADT winner George Gandranata at the second edition of the OB Golf Invitational, which marks the seventh leg on the ADT schedule.

The leading seven players on the final ADT Order of Merit will earn playing rights on the premier Asian Tour for the 2020 season.

All ADT events offer Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points. The winner will receive at least six OWGR points while the top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.

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Bandar Seri Begawan, April 26: Thailand’s Tawit Polthai continued his fine form by firing a seven-under-par 63 to strengthen his position atop the leaderboard following the penultimate round of the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships on Friday.

The 25-year-old Thai, who entered the round with a three-shot lead, extended his advantage to four with his three-day total of 18-under-par 192 at the US$75,000 event.

Thai star Prom Meesawat, who is playing on a sponsor’s invitation, posted a sizzling 62 to share second place with American Austen Truslow (64) while Chinese Taipei’s Wang Wei-lun (64) trails Tawit by six shots in fourth place at The Empire Hotel and Country Club.

Tawit, who traded eight birdies against one bogey, had a hot putter to thank for after navigating around the greens in 22 putts.

“My putting was really good today, I was making a lot of putts from 15-feet. I just stuck to my game plan even though I knew a lot of the guys were chasing me from behind,” said Tawit.

The Thai relishes the opportunity to play with his idol Prom and will continue to adopt a relaxed approach in the final round as he stays on track for a maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) win.

“I just want to have fun tomorrow, it will be the first time I am playing in the final group and I am excited to be playing with Prom tomorrow,” added Tawit.

Prom made a fast start on moving day with five birdies in his opening nine holes to make the turn in 30. He notched birdies on holes 11,12, 14 and 15 before dropping a shot on hole 17 for an inward 32.

“I was hitting it well and was confident in my irons so I was able to give myself a lot of birdie opportunities today. I wouldn’t count hole 17 as a mistake because I hit a good drive but if it was just one yard longer, it would have crossed the water hazard.

“This isn’t a long course, so with my distance, I had to take risks like that. Tawit will be the man to catch and I am excited for the challenge tomorrow,” added Prom, a two-time Asian Tour winner.

Qualifying School graduate Truslow, was pleased to have recovered from his dropped shot on hole 12 as he responded by firing four birdies in his closing six holes.

“I was consistent in the beginning of the round but then I made a silly mistake on hole 12 when I hit my tee shot into the trees and had to pitch it out to the fairway. I recovered really well after that and made a lot of great birdies like on hole 18 when I made a 31-foot birdie putt.

“The leader is playing really well and I am excited to be in this position. I am just looking forward to be playing this course again because it really suits my game,” said Truslow.

The Organising Committee of the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships has announced a charity drive through its “Birdies for Charity” program. Through the generous contributions of its donors, the program will receive B$10 for every birdie recorded during each round.

All pledges collected after four rounds will go directly to the Dana Pengiran Musa Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah for Orphans and the Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam.

Leading third round scores:

192 – Tawit Polthai (THA) 65-64-63.
196 – Prom Meesawat (THA) 66-68-62, Austen Truslow (USA) 65-67-64.
198 – Wang Wei-lun (TPE) 66-68-64.
199 – Naoki Sekito (JPN) 68-67-64, Casey O’Toole (USA) 65-69-65.
201 – Suttijet Kooratanapisan (THA) 69-66-66, Sarit Suwannarut (THA) 66-68-67.

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Bandar Seri Begawan, April 25: Thailand’s Tawit Polthai produced a brilliant six-under-par 64 to charge into the lead at the halfway stage of the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships on Thursday.

The 25-year-old Thai, who started the round in tied third, stayed blemish-free to hold a three-shot advantage over American Austen Truslow (67) in second place with his two-day total of 11-under-par 129 at the US$75,000 event.

Defending champion, Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat, was forced to withdraw after three holes as a precaution due to an ongoing knee injury.

Overnight leader Itthipat Buranatanyarat of Thailand (71) and countryman Prom Meesawat (68) were among six players bunched in tied third at The Empire Hotel and Country Club.

Tawit enjoyed a solid ball-striking day, missing only two greens in regulation in his flawless round highlighted by six birdies.

“My putting was good today and I was striking my irons well. I made 16 greens today and most of my birdie putts were inside 15-feet. I had a good start which boosted my confidence, and I was just having fun and playing my own game all day,” said Tawit, who hails from Chantaburi.

The Thai, who last won on his local circuit in 2013, will employ the same carefree mindset in his bid for a breakthrough victory on the Asian Development Tour (ADT).

“The wind started to pick up in the second nine and I had to hit lower shots into the wind. But I still managed to stay out of trouble and come back bogey-free. I just want to have fun the next two days and see where that takes me,” added Tawit.

Truslow struggled with a slow start, dropping his first shot of the day on hole eight after missing a five-footer for par. He kept to his game plan to bounce back with four birdies in his back nine to move into contention.

“The first nine is a lot more difficult and I was playing fine just not making any putts. I knew if I kept playing the way I was playing I could make a few birdies on the back nine.

“I am chipping it well which helped me a lot today because I was able to take advantage of the holes I needed to. I’m pretty happy with my position right now its great to be in contention, it is what all of us play for,” said the American, who earned his Tour card at the 2019 Asian Tour Qualifying School.

Starting from the back nine, Prom traded three birdies for as many bogeys to turn in 35. He stayed bogey-free in his closing nine holes despite windier conditions, notching birdies on holes six and nine for an inward 33.

“I have been hitting it good the past two rounds. I made a couple of small mistakes here and there like on hole 12 when I bogeyed it from 75 yards, which was pretty disappointing,” said Prom.

“The wind started to pick up on the back nine so I was playing the holes differently but I played better on the back, probably because the temperature was cooler. I just hope I’ll be able to go lower the next two rounds,” added the two-time Asian Tour winner.

The halfway cut was set at one-over-par 141 with 50 players advancing to the final two rounds. Local prospect Qawiem Aslimon was the only Bruneian to make the cut following a 72.

The leading seven players on the final ADT Order of Merit will earn playing rights on the premier Asian Tour for the 2020 season.

All ADT events offer Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points. The winner will receive at least six OWGR points while the top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.

The Organising Committee of the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships has announced a charity drive through its “Birdies for Charity” program. Through the generous contributions of its donors, the program will receive B$10 for every birdie recorded during each round.

All pledges collected after four rounds will go directly to the Dana Pengiran Musa Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah for Orphans and the Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam.

Leading second round scores:

129 – Tawit Polthai 65 64

132 – Austen Truslow 65 67

134 – Casey O’Toole 65 69, Prom Meesawat 66 68, Wang Wei-lun 66 68, Lindsay Renolds 67 67, Itthipat Buranatanyarat 63 71, Sarit Suwannarut 66 68

135 – Poosit Supupramai 65 70, Suttijet Kooratanapisan 69 66, Naoki Sekito 68 67, Choo Tze Huang 70 65

136 – Shae Wools-Cobb 66 70, Miguel Carballo 70 66

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Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei April 24: Thailand’s Itthipat Buranatanyarat fired an impressive seven-under-par 63 to set the early pace in the opening round of the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old Itthipat, who claimed his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory in January, was sharp off the tees, trading eight birdies against one bogey to take a one-shot lead over Japan’s Nari Gamma at the US$75,000 event which is staged at The Empire Hotel and Country Club.

Singapore’s Koh Deng Shan, Thailand’s Poosit Supupramai, Tawit Polthai as well as the American duo of Casey O’Toole and Austen Truslow are bunched in third place on matching 65s.

Defending Champion Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand sits in tied-8th with countryman Prom Meesawat with their rounds of 66.

Starting from the back-nine 10th hole, Itthipat birdied two of his opening three holes before dropping a shot on hole 13. He recovered with consecutive birdies on holes 17 and 18 for an outward 32.

The Thai, who currently holds the top spot on the current ADT Order of Merit rankings, stayed bogey-free in his second nine, notching birdies on holes two, three, four and six for an inward 31.

“My goal today was to shoot at least two-under-par so I am happy to have achieved it today. I played well because I kept my ball on the fairway and gave myself a chance to hit it close on the approach,” said Itthipat, who only missed two fairways.

“I feel pretty relaxed this week because I know I can do well here and I will stick to my game plan for the next couple of rounds,” added the Thai, who finished third in Brunei last year.

Gamma, who missed the cut in his Bruneian debut last year, opened his campaign with a sizzling 64 which also marked his personal-best round of the year.

“I had a fast start today and was giving myself a lot of birdie opportunities. My short game really helped me today and I had a couple of good saves.

“The highlight of my day was on hole eight when my second shot went into the water but I made a great up-and-down from 30 yards to save bogey,” said the 30-year-old Gamma.

Koh, chasing his maiden ADT victory this week, put himself in the mix with three birdies in his closing four holes.

“I putted quite well today and made a few good iron shots on the front nine. I have been hitting the ball good this year and I think I am just reading the greens better today.

“I did well coming down the stretch with good birdies on holes 15, 17 and 18. I had only one bogey on hole 16 because of a wrong club choice but overall it was a great round,” said Koh.

The leading seven players on the final ADT Order of Merit will earn playing rights on the premier Asian Tour for the 2020 season.

All ADT events offer Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points. The winner will receive at least six OWGR points while the top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.

The Organising Committee of the Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships has announced a charity drive through its “Birdies for Charity” program. Through the generous contributions of its donors, the program will receive B$10 for every birdie recorded during each round.

All pledges collected after four rounds will go directly to the Dana Pengiran Musa Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah for Orphans and the Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam.

Leading first round scores:
63 – Itthipat Buranatanyarat (THA).
64 – Nari Gamma (JPN).
65 – Koh Deng Shan (SIN), Poosit Supupramai (THA), Casey O’Toole (USA), Tawit Polthai (THA), Austen Truslow (USA).
66 – Chonlatit Chuenboonngam (THA), Prom Meesawat (THA), Wang Wei-lun (TPE), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA), Sarit Suwannarut (THA), Shae Wools-Cobb (AUS).

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Bandar Seri Begawan, April 23: Thai star Kiradech Aphibarnrat will be looking to cast his injury woes aside when he defends his title at the US$75,000 Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships which starts on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old Kiradech, who won the event for his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) title last year, had unfortunately tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) when he made his third appearance at The Masters tournament two weeks ago.

The Thai star, however, is keeping up his spirits as he looks to put his injury troubles behind when he steps up to the tee at The Empire Hotel and Country Club, where he had dominated a talented field by going wire-to-wire to win by six shots last year.

“My injury isn’t going well actually. I damaged one of the tendons in my knee and I couldn’t bend down and read my line on the green. I will try and swing softly this week and ensure that I can make it through four rounds,” said the 2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit Champion.

Despite having to play with an injured knee, Kiradech remains hopeful of a successful title defence in the popular event, which is returning for its second consecutive edition on the region’s secondary circuit.

“It is always a great time for me in Brunei, being surrounded by great people and playing on an amazing golf course. I’m certainly grateful for the opportunity to be back.

“I played yesterday and I remembered the special memories from winning last year which set me up for a great season,” said Kiradech, who would go on to earn playing rights on the PGA Tour for the 2018/19 season and become the first Thai player to achieve the feat.

Kiradech, who sits in 42nd place on the latest Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), will headline a talented 144-men field which features fellow Thai star Prom Meesawat, as well as over 20 ADT champions including Miguel Carballo of Argentina, Japanese duo Kazuki Higa and Naoki Sekito and Thailand’s Itthipat Buranatanyarat.

Prom, who represented his country alongside Kiradech at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne last November, hailed the growth of the ADT which has been providing a strong platform for the region’s aspiring talents to hone their skills.

“It’s a pretty strong field this week with Kiradech and a couple of good players competing. I think it is really good for a tournament on the ADT to have top players playing and I know it will be strong challenge for the trophy this week,” said the two-time Asian Tour winner.

“The ADT helps develop young talents and it’s good to see all these young guys coming up. I have been there before and the more you play the more you are able to handle the stress of playing bigger events,” added  Prom, who is returning to Brunei for the first time since 2005.

American Austen Truslow, who topped the class at the 2019 Asian Tour Qualifying School in December last year, hopes to stay cool in the heat as he takes aim at putting up a strong performance in his debut appearance at the Brunei Championships.

“I have struggled with the heat in Asia, especially playing in Penang last week. I didn’t do too well taking care of myself and I wasn’t able to perform at my best. I hope to manage that better this week,” said Truslow, who is known for chipping with one hand.

Other notable players England’s Stephen Lewton and Thailand’s Pannakorn Uthaipas, ranked fifth and sixth on the current Merit standings.

The leading seven players on the final ADT Order of Merit will earn playing rights on the premier Asian Tour for the 2020 season.

All ADT events offer Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points. The winner will receive at least six OWGR points while the top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.

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Penang, Malaysia, April 19: Japan’s Naoki Sekito sizzled with an eight-under-par 64 to surge one shot clear of the field in the penultimate round of the PGM ADT Penang Championship on Friday.

Starting the round with a three-shot deficit, the 21-year-old Japanese underlined his intentions of a breakthrough on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) with his flawless round highlighted by eight birdies at the RM225,000 (approximately US$54,000) event.

He leads with a three-day total of 13-under-par 203 over American Sam Gillis (67) who trails by one shot in second place. Thailand’s Suttijet Kooratanapisan and American Trevor Simsby share the third spot with matching 67s.

Malaysian duo Amir Nazrin and Danny Chia both carded 66 to stay three shots off the pace in tied-fifth at the Bukit Jawi Golf Resort.

Sekito, who hails from Hiroshima, Japan, attributed his low round to a change he made in his putting grip that led him to navigate around the greens in 28 putts.

“I was putting very well today which was different from the last two rounds. After my game yesterday I decided to switch back to a normal grip, which I haven’t used in three years. But it worked out well today and I was rolling the ball better,” said Sekito.

Relishing the opportunity to play in the final group in only his second ADT event this season, the young Japanese will have his eyes set on making his mark on the region’s secondary circuit.

“I won a state event on my local circuit last month and I came into this week full of confidence. I am very excited for tomorrow and to play in the last group and I hope to get a first win on the ADT,” added Sekito, who enjoyed a joint runner-up result last month in Malaysia.

Starting from hole 10, Amir stayed bogey-free in his opening 10 holes, notching birdies on holes 11, 13, 16 and 18 before dropping his first shot on hole two.

He bounced back with birdies on three, four and six before dropping another shot on hole eight, but would recover right after with a birdie on his final hole.

“My round was amazing. I worked on my putting after my round yesterday and it paid off because I was making a lot of putts today. I ended my round with a great birdie putt from 25 feet which was a nice way to finish.

“I like where I am right now on the leaderboard and I hope to continue the momentum and play my own game tomorrow,” added Amir, who is also chasing for a maiden ADT victory.

The leading seven players on the final ADT Order of Merit will earn playing rights on the premier Asian Tour for the 2020 season.

All ADT events offer Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points. The winner will receive six OWGR points while the top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.

Leading third round scores:

203 – Naoki Sekito 70 69 64

204 – Sam Gillis 70 67 67

205 – Suttijet Kooratanapisan 70 68 67, Trevor Simsby 67 71 67

206 – Amir Nazrin 65 75 66, Danny Chia 70 70 66, Poom Pattaropong 68 68 70

207 – Joohyung Kim 72 70 65

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