Australia’s Gavin Flint yesterday continued the push for his maiden win on the Asian Tour by taking a share of the second round lead with Thailand’s Wisut Artjanawat at the Brunei Open.
The Singapore-based Australian posted a three-under-par 68 for a two-day total of 10-under-par 132 to head into the third round of the US$300,000 Asian Tour event with Wisut as joint-leaders.
Flint’s compatriot Scott Barr carded a 67 to stay one shot behind the duo on 133, while overnight joint-leader Ted Oh of Korea and Philippines’ Jay Bayron are tied for fourth on 134.
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Flint remained on course for his career breakthrough on the Asian Tour despite having to battle the unpredictability of the wind directions that swept across the Empire Hotel and Country Club in the afternoon.
The 27-year-old Australian, who started on the back-nine, birdied the 10th and 12th before starting to make pars from the 13th. Flint dropped a shot on the 18th but made a quick recovery with successive birdies from the first to third at the start of his homeward run. He dropped another shot at the par-four sixth before returning in 68.
“I think you just have to be tough and hang in there. I’ll try to keep the ball as low as possible and keep attacking the pins as there are so many people staying very close at the top,” Flint said of his strategy for the weekend.
Wisut, who started his round in tied-11th, stormed up the leaderboard quickly by making his charge with six birdies in his opening front-nine to reach the turn in 29 for the outright lead in the morning. The 27-year-old Thai continued to hold on to his morning lead when he posted another birdie on the 11th. A closing bogey on the 18th, however, spoiled his otherwise blemish-free card.
“It was another good round for me today and I hope that I can continue playing as well as what I’ve done for the past two days,” said Wisut.
Taiwan’s Lu Chien-soon was tied for 11th on 136 after posting a 71.
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