Poom
maintains lead, Rose on course to be world no. 1
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[December 15, 2018]
(Reuters) - Poom Saksansin
maintained his three-shot lead to inch closer to a second Indonesia
Masters triumph while Justin Rose remained on course to become world
number one even after the Briton's title defence appeared over on
Saturday.
The 25-year-old Poom held on to his overnight lead as he followed
his second round 63 with a two-under-par 70, which included three
birdies as against a bogey on the fifth hole.
His 54-hole aggregate of 16-under-par 200 puts him in the pole
position for a second title, having triumphed at the Royale Jakarta
Golf Club two years ago.
"I think it's good enough that I am playing with Henrik Stenson
tomorrow," Poom said of his idol.
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"I am happy to be able to play with him again. He gave me an
autographed shirt earlier this year when we met in Malaysia and I
still keep that properly at home."
Poom, together with his team mate Sunghoon Kang of South Korea,
upset Stenson and Alexander Levy 5&4 in the opening fourball match
of the EurAsia Cup in Malaysia in January.
Stenson carded 68, the lowest score on a wind-swept day when only 12
players broke par, and vowed not to go soft at the Thai on Sunday.
"Not at all, if I have a chance," said the Swede who sank five
birdies, including a hat-trick of them in his front nine, to lie
three shots ahead of Thai Jazz Janewattananond (69).
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England's Justin Rose during the final round Action Images via
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"We will see if he can go easy on the old guy instead... I know he
is a very capable player and he has shown that for the first three
days," he said after the penultimate round of Asian Tour's
season-ending event.
After two rounds of 68, Rose birdied the final hole to sign for a
one-under 71 and drop further behind in the title race.
The 38-year-old Olympic champion would need a top 12 finish to
replace Brooks Koepka at the top of the rankings.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Sudipto
Ganguly)
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