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Oliver Wilson upstages golf’s heavyweights

Rising Englishman Oliver Wilson upstaged golf’s big guns with a 69 in blustery conditions to take a one-shot lead at 12-under after three rounds of the rain-delayed HSBC Champions yesterday.

Australian 2006 US Open winner Geoff Ogilvy was in outright second after carding a two-under 70, with the top-line trio of America’s Phil Mickelson, Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson at 10-under.

On a cold, windy day at the Sheshan International Golf Club, talented young South African Charl Schwartzel shot the lowest score of the round, a 67 that put him tied for sixth alongside Australian Adam Scott at eight-under.

After all of Friday was washed out, the players returned to the course yesterday to start their fourth rounds, with Wilson, Ogilvy and Mickelson all maintaining their scores after two holes.

Playing in the group ahead of them, Garcia also remained at 10-under, but Stenson had a double-bogey in fading light on the third hole after a birdie on the first to fall back to nine-under.

The players will resume their rounds just after dawn today.

In one of the most dramatic incidents of the day, American world No. 8 Anthony Kim was disqualified midway through the third round after he damaged his driver tapping it on a sprinkler head, yet still played with it.

“I was pretty shocked. I didn’t think that would be the case, but the rules are the rules and I have no problem with that,” Kim said.



■CMN CLASSIC

AFP, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA

Steve Marino fired a six-under 66 on Saturday to move atop the leaderboard alongside Scott Verplank after three rounds of the US$4.6 million Children’s Miracle Network Classic.

Verplank, the overnight leader lost the outright lead when he bogeyed the final hole for the second straight day.

He carded a three-under 69 to stand tied with Marino on 19-under 197.

They were two shots in front of Davis Love, who posted a 64, and Scott Sterling, who recorded a 66.

Marino shot three birdies and took his total of birdies for the week to 19 without a bogey so far.

■MIZUNO CLASSIC

AFP, SHIMA, JAPAN

British Open champion Shin Ji-yai of South Korea hit a sizzling five-under 67 for a comfortable six-stroke victory at the Mizuno Classic yesterday.

The 20-year-old sank one eagle, four birdies against one bogey for a three-round total of 15-under 201 to win her second US LPGA Tour title, beating Japan’s first-round leader Mayu Hattori on 207.

“This course suits my play very well. It made it easier to play. I thought I would win when I eagled the seventh hole,” Shin said.
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