Gary Hurley made a quintuple bogey ten on his last gap to slide six photographs behind Finland’s Oliver Lindell heading into the ultimate spherical of the Problem Tour’s Hainan Open in China.
The West Waterford man was 5 below for the day enjoying the 18th and threatening the leaders when he racked up his ten and signed for a degree par 72 to fall again to tied seventeenth on 10-under.
He’s six photographs behind Lindell, who shot a 68 to steer by two photographs from Sweden’s Niklas Lemke and the Philippines’ Lloyd Jefferson Go on 16-under at Sanya Luhuitao.
Jonny Caldwell shot a two-under 70 to share twenty fifth on eight-under with Conor Purcell tied 54th on one-under after mixing two birdies with three bogeys and a double bogey in a 75.
Lindell, who has recorded high ten finishes in every of his final 5 begins, has by no means led going into the ultimate spherical till this week, one thing he’s desirous to make the most of as he bids for a maiden Problem Tour win.
“I’ve by no means been on this place on the Problem Tour the place I’ve the ultimate spherical lead all to myself,” he mentioned. “It’s very nice and I’ll simply attempt to take pleasure in my golf tomorrow.”
Lindell, who presently sits ninth within the season-long Street to Mallorca Rankings, combined one birdie with one bogey on the entrance 9 to stay in the direction of the highest of the leaderboard.
The 26-year-old then charged forward with a flawless back-nine that was highlighted with birdies on holes ten, 13, 15 and 18.
“I had a irritating begin to the spherical,” he added. “I missed a few quick putts yesterday and as we speak it continued with a giant lip out on the primary.
“I stayed affected person and on the again 9, I performed actually good golf and managed to get the spherical below par.
“I checked the leaderboard after 9 holes and I knew that folks had been making a number of birdies and I used to be simply glad I managed to play properly.
“Tee-to-green has been actually good. I’ve been feeling so comfy on the tee and on the green. My placing may very well be higher however fortunately a pair dropped.”
Dane Hamish Brown, Englishman Ben Schmidt and residential favorite Zihao Jin from China share fourth place on 13 below par, with South African duo Wilco Nienaber and JC Ritchie, and Swede Björn Åkesson one shot additional again in seventh.
