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Hend widens lead in Thailand Classic
This handout photo taken and received from the Asian Tour today shows Scott Hend of Australia playing a shot during round three of the True Thailand golf tournament at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin, Thailand. – AFP pic, March 12, 2016.Australia's big-hitting Scott Hend will head into the final day of the True Thailand Classic with a two-shot lead after pushing ahead of the pack today.
He carded two-under par 70 in windy conditions on the Black Mountain Golf Club in seaside Hua Hin.
American golfer Peter Uihlein jostled with Hend for the top of the leaderboard after three birdies in the morning, but fell back later in the day with a bogey, finishing in second at 12-under 204 for the three rounds.
A victory tomorrow will be Hend's second European tour title.
"I knew it was going to be a tough day, very windy, so I’m very pleased," Hend said according to a report from the tour organisers.
Day two frontrunner Pelle Edberg dropped back to third today, after five bogeys saw him card one-over 73 for the round.
The Swede is sharing third place with Belgium's Thomas Pieters, who sailed through the tough conditions with the strongest showing of the day, carding a bogey-free six-under 66.
Local hopeful 23-year-old Panuphol Pittayarat meanwhile struggled in the afternoon with four bogeys and fell back from second to end the day tied for fifth. – AFP, March 12, 2016.
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