Dec 21, 2019: Adam Scott will take a one shot lead into the final round of the Australian PGA Championship, setting up a thrilling Sunday at RACV Royal Pines Resort.
The 2013 Masters Champion, who also won this event that same year, carded a three under par round of 69 to move to ten under par, one clear of fellow South Australian Wade Ormsby. The pair, both from the city of Adelaide, grew up playing junior golf against each other. Ormsby carded a two under par round of 70 to reach nine under par on the Gold Coast.
Scott, who represented the International side at last week’s Presidents Cup, and Ormsby, who is searching for his second European Tour title, faced-off in a play-off at this event in 2014, but both lost out to Greg Chalmers, who won his second Australian PGA Championship title after a marathon seven extra holes.
Australian Nick Flanagan flew up the leaderboard on moving day, making the most of benign conditions in the morning to card a course record-equalling nine under par round of 63 to move into third place on eight under par. He is joined on that number by compatriot Min Woo Lee, New Zealander Michael Hendry and Carl Yuan, of China.
Spaniard Alejandro Cañizares, who teed off in the first group on Saturday morning, carded an eight under par round of 64 to move into a share of seventh place on seven under with Australian Nick Cullan.
In ninth are a trio of European Tour members, Aaron Cockerill, of Canada, South African Bryce Easton and Frenchman Romain Wattel.
Defending champion Cameron Smith, seeking an historic third consecutive Australian PGA Championship will start the final round five shots back on five under par, in a share of 12th place.
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