Overnight leader Waris Manthorn ended up fighting for position on tomorrow’s tee-time after his round today, as five others joined him at the top of the leaderboard on nine-under-par at the ADT All Thailand Partnership Trophy.

Shinichi Mizuno of Japan was the first to post his score after an early start at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Pattaya. He was joined later in the day by an exclusively Thai group comprising Sarun Sirithon, Kasuke Hamamoto, Runchanapong Youprayong, late starter Waris and Witchayapat Sinsrang.

Singapore’s Abdul Hadi pictured in action at the ADT All Thailand Partnership Trophy. Picture courtesy of the All Thailand Golf Tour.
The inaugural co-sanctioned event between the Asian Development Tour and the All Thailand Golf Tour is being played on the Mountain and Ocean courses at the 27-hole Pattaya venue, with a prize fund of THB3 million. The event is being played from July 6-9.

Abdul Hadi of Singapore joined Thailand’s Poom Saksansin and Wongsakorn Pikunsawat in a share of seventh place on eight-under-par, after all shot rounds of five-under-par 66.

In tenth place, on -7, Lloyd Jefferson Go of the Philippines and Wei-hsuan Wang of Chinese Taipei are grouped with Thailand’s Kittiporn Javanapong, Charng-Tai Sudsom and Sangchai Kaewcharoen.

Poom Saksansin of Thailand pictured in action at the ADT All Thailand Partnership Trophy. Picture courtesy of the All Thailand Golf Tour.

Pol Kemarat, who started the day at two-over-par, posted the low round of the day with a bogey-free, eight-under-par 63 and joined a group in fifteenth place on -6, together with international players Matthew Cheung of Hong Kong, Malaysia’s Shariffuddin Ariffin and English duo William Harrold and Joe Heraty.

Also on -6 are Thailand’s Jakraphan Premsirigorn, Nattaphong Ratchatorn, Witchayanon Chothirunrungrueng, Natipong Srithong and Pattaraphol Khanthacha.

Sixty-one players made the cut at -3, including Chikkarangappa S of India, South Africa’s MJ Viljoen, Wocheng Ye of China and Thai Asian Tour regulars Prom Meesawat, Chapchai Nirat, Settee Prakongvech and Suradit Yongcharoenchai who all made it on the number.

Main picture: Shinichi Mizuno of Japan pictured in action at the ADT All Thailand Partnership Trophy. Picture courtesy of the All Thailand Golf Tour.