Sampson Zheng shot a 6-under 65 at Royal Melbourne to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
MELBOURNE, Australia — In otherwise difficult scoring conditions, Sampson Zheng shot a 6-under 65 at Royal Melbourne on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
Chinese player Zheng’s three-round total of 3-under 210 was the only score under par in the tournament which awards the winner an invitation to the 2024 Masters and a spot in next year’s British Open at Royal Troon, along with being exempt from qualifying for the British Amateur. Australian Billy Dowling shot 73 and was in second place at 1-over 214. Tied for third, five strokes behind Zheng, were first-round leader Kazuma Kobori of New Zealand, who shot 74 Saturday, and second-round co-leader Ding Wenyi of China, who had a third-round 76.came on the 300-meter par-4 13th hole when he drove to just off the right of the green and two-putted for a three.
After tough conditions at Royal Melbourne over the first two rounds, the cut for the top 60 and ties was made at 12-over 154.
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