Jazz storms ahead with sensational 60 at the Thailand Masters

Jazz Janewattanond carded a sensational 11-under-par 60 to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Thailand Masters. Ajeetesh lying at T11.

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Jazz Janewattananond leads rd3 of Thailand Masters (Picture Credit - Getty Images)

Dec 21, 2019: Thailand’s Jazz Janewattanond stormed up the leaderboard with a sensational 11-under-par 60 to take a one-shot lead over Belgium’s Thomas Detry after the third round of the season-ending Thailand Masters on Saturday.

After rounds of 69 and 67 at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club, Jazz finally shook off his lethargy to find himself in a familiar position atop the leaderboard again with his three-day total of 17-under-par 196.

Detry remained in outright second place for the second consecutive day after he returned with a 66 while overnight leader Phachara Khongwatmai slipped to third place with a 69.

American Sihwan Kim signed for a 66 to head into the final round in fourth place while Philippines’ Miguel Tabuena made his move by returning with a 65 to share fifth place with the Thai trio of Gunn Charoenkul, Panuphol Pittayarat and Suteepat Prateeptienchai.

Indian contingent Ajeetesh Sandhu lying at T11 after scoring one-under-70 in the third round. Sandhu carded two birdies and equal number of bogeys in the front nine, and added another birdie to back nine to close with 10-under-par total in the penumtumate round.

Trailing one shot behind Ajeetesh at 9-under-par total, Indian golfing legend Arjun Atwal lying at T21 with a bogey free round of 7-under-par 64. Other fellow Indians in the field S.S.P Chowrasia, Jyoti Randhawa and Aadil Bedi sharing the spot at T47 after third round scores of 69, 69 and 68 respectively at 5-under-total.

Viraj Madappa tied at three-under-total after adding third consecutive 70 to his similar two round scores and lying at T64.

Playing in his last event for the year, Jazz roared back to life just like how he did in Jakarta last weekend.

The 2019 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion started the day six shots off the pace in tied-19th place but flew under the radar very quickly when he birdied the second hole before going on a seven-hole birdie blitz starting from the par-four six.

The 24-year-old lit up his card again with another birdie on 15 before play was suspended for close to two hours due to lightning activities.

When it resumed, Jazz birdied 16 and 17 before signing off for the day with a par on 18.

 

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