Singapore: Jeongwoo Ham maintained his tempo, consistency, and hydration for a third straight day to retain his solo lead and return a three-under round — 13-under overall — to open a four-stroke lead going into the deciding day of the $2million International Series Singapore here on Saturday.
The South Korean, gunning for a maiden Asian Tour win, entered the competition as a largely unknown commodity outside of his country where he has been a four-time winner on the Korean PGA Tour.
But neither the stage nor the brutal conditions have deterred him so far.
31-year-old Ham fired five birdies to go with a couple of bogeys —one on either nine— to ward off challenge from Australia’s Cameron John whose 4-under was the joint best round of the day.
John enters the final day at 9-under, four behind Ham. Japan’s Tomohiro Ishizaka and Frenchman Julien Sale were next, aggregating 8-under and 7-under respectively.
Bhullar, meanwhile, gritted out on an up and down day to stay in contention for a 12th Asian Tour win. The 37-year-old carded a cumulative six-under to take the fifth spot with Pakistan’s Ahmad Baig and Jazz.
“That double bogey was a bit unfortunate. I hit a good drive, it was in the first cut and the lay was fine. I had about 210 yards with a five-iron but made a poor swing and pulled it left. From there, I ended up in a tricky spot near the bunker with no proper stance for my fourth shot. I managed to get it to about 10 feet but missed the putt,” said Bhullar.
