AFP, Cheonan :
Defending champion Lee Kyoung-Hoon moved closer to a second Kolon Korea Open victory Saturday after a third-round 68 saw the South Korean maintain a lead over compatriot Kang Kyung-Nam.
The 25-year-old Lee scored a third-round total of 200 with a steady, bogey-free, three-birdie performance at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan.
Kang, seeking to kickstart his career after serving two year’s of mandatory military service, closely chased after Lee with a third round 67 and a total of 201.
Kang, 33, started day two behind Lee and reduced the gap to one despite a rollercoaster round with three bogeys and seven birdies.
Choi Jin-Ho, who won the SK Telecom Open last year, carded a 68 with five birdies and two bogeys to share third place with Lee Chang-Woo, who finished with a 69 and a total of 202.
Leading scores after the third round (par 71, South Korean unless stated):
200 – Lee Kyoung-Hoon (65-67-68)
201 – Kang Kyung-Nam (68-66-67)
202 – Choi Jin-Ho (65-69-68), Lee Chang-Woo (70-63-69),
204 – Byun Jin-Jae (67-68-69), Hwang Jung-Gon (65-68-71), Kim Yeong-Su
(65-68-71)
205 – Kim Do-Hoon (73-64-68)
207 – Park Sang-Hyun (69-69-69), Wannasrichan Rattanon (Thailand, 67-70-
70), Song Young-Han (71-66-70), Kim Gi-whan (70-67-70).
