Juvic Pagunsan produced the kind of electric golf he is renowned for to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Kariza Indonesia Championship yesterday.
The Filipino fired a three-under-par 69 for a one-stroke lead over Thailand’s Wisut Artjanawat, who carded a 70 at the Gading Raya Golf Club near Jakarta.
Pagunsan, attempting to win his first Mercedes-Benz Tour title, had to complete the final two holes of his second round early in the morning due to a rain delay on Thursday, but he turned adversity into success. He birdied both for a course record-equaling 65 to finish joint second round leader with Wisut.
The 31-year-old made five birdies and two bogeys and leads the tournament on 12-under-par 204.
“Everything clicked and I am in a great position. It is quite a short course and you can make plenty of birdies and hopefully I can keep it going tomorrow,” Pagunsan said.
Wisut, a two-time winner of the Mercedes-Benz Tour, was in control for much of the day but made bogey on 14, 15 and 17. A birdie on the final hole helped repair some of the damage.
“That was a careless finish. I lost concentration a bit,” Wisut said.
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