‘Reservist’ Wang Jeonghun "5th Place, 4 Strokes Behind"…Olesen ‘Leader’

DP World Tour Thailand Classic Round 3

“Reserve” Wang Jeong-hoon is sailing smoothly.

Wang Jeonghun Photo by KPGA

On the 18th, Wang Jeong-hoon fired a 5-under-par round in the third round of the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) Thailand Classic (total prize money $2 million) held at Amata Spring Country Club (par 72, 7,505 yards) in Chonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, positioning himself tied for 5th place (14-under-par 202 strokes). Thorbjørn Olesen leads (18-under-par 198 strokes), with Nicolai Højgaard (both from Denmark) and Yannick Paul (Germany) tied for 2nd place (16-under-par 200 strokes).

Wang Jeong-hoon recorded eight birdies and three bogeys. After his first birdie on the 6th hole (par 4), he showcased a “supernatural power” with five consecutive birdies from the 8th to the 12th holes. He took a brief breather with a bogey on the 13th hole (par 3), then added consecutive birdies again on the 14th and 15th holes. However, it was unfortunate that he recorded two bogeys on the 16th and 18th holes. He is four strokes behind the leader and has a chance for his third DP World Tour victory in six years since winning the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in January 2017.

Olesen swept up eight birdies without any bogeys, taking control at the top of the leaderboard. Ranked 127th in the world and with six career wins, he is a strong player from Denmark. Nicolai Højgaard, famous as one of the “twin golfers,” also joined the title race by shooting 8-under. Just Luiten (Netherlands) is in 4th place, Rafa Cabrera Bello (Spain) is tied for 8th place (13-under-par 203 strokes), and Sami V?lim?ki (Finland), the runner-up at last week’s Singapore Classic, is tied for 11th place (12-under-par 204 strokes).

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