Overview
- At Sta. Elena, Miguel Tabuena fired a second straight 65 with two eagles to reach 17-under and join Sarit Suwannarut (69) and Sampson Zheng (62) in a three-way lead entering the International Series Philippines finale.
- Zheng’s 10-under 62 featured eight birdies and an eagle to erase a seven-shot deficit, with Japan’s Yosuke Asaji one back at 16-under and Dean Burmester and Kazuki Higa at 14-under.
- The International Series stop carries a $2 million purse and is funded by LIV Golf, drawing major winners Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson and Charl Schwartzel, though none leads after three rounds.
- In Dubai, Japan’s Rintaro Nakano, Vietnam’s 17-year-old Khanh Hung Le and Australia’s Harry Takis share the Asia-Pacific Amateur lead at 11-under after 36 holes on the Majlis course.
- The Asia-Pacific Amateur champion will earn invitations to the Masters and The Open, as Le pursues a first for Vietnam and Lebanon’s Geoffrey Laklak celebrates a first cut made for his nation.