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All to play for as duo share lead in Foshan
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October 26, 2019
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October 24-27
Foshan Golf Club, Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, China
$500,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4


Bai Zheng-kai and Ricardo Santos share the Foshan Open third round lead on 16 under par following a low-scoring day at Foshan Golf Club.

Foshan Open R3 - Bai and Santos tied for lead
Bai Zheng-kai. Credit: Richard Castka/Sportpixgolf.com

Chinaโ€™s Bai posted a six under par round of 66 while Santos required one shot more to reach the 54-hole total of 16 under par, one stroke clear of overnight leader Alexander Knappe, who added a one under par round of 71 to his opening rounds of 65-65.

Santos, the 2019 Swiss Challenge Presented by Swiss Golf Champion, carded his second successive bogey-free round and only missed one green all day as he climbed to the top of the leaderboard.

โ€œI played really solid with no mistakes,โ€ he said. โ€œIt was another bogey-free round so it means I played really solid tee to green. I didnโ€™t start very well โ€“ I missed the first green but from then on, I played well until the end. Iโ€™m really happy with my game and I just need to keep it like that.


โ€œIt felt a bit tougher out there today than yesterday. A few of the pins were a bit tricky as well, so I think it was tougher. It was windier than yesterday so it made it more of a challenge.โ€

With 72,059 Road to Mallorca Rankings points on offer for the winner, Santos is aiming to finish as high as possible to garner more starts on the European Tour next year.

โ€œThis is a big event, the biggest of the year,โ€ he said. โ€œIf I have a good week here, it will put me higher on the Rankings and thatโ€™s my goal for the season, to get more entries for next season on the European Tour.โ€

Bai, meanwhile, followed his second round course record of 63 with a 66 on day three and finished strongly, with a five under par back nine topped off with a birdie at the last.

Foshan Open R3 - Bai and Santos tied for lead
Ricardo Santos. Credit: Richard Castka/Sportpixgolf.com

โ€œDespite the bogey on the first, I kept myself calm to stay competitive and I wasnโ€™t affected by a bad start,โ€ he said. โ€œI had to rely on my consistent putting to save lots of pars on the front nine, which gave me a base for the back nine.

โ€œOn my back nine, I kept giving myself opportunities and I managed to grab five birdies which put me in the leading position.โ€

The leaderboard is tightly congested heading into the final day, with 13 players within five shots of the leading duo.


Dou Zecheng, who posted an eight under par round of 64 to move into contention, Calum Hill and Ben Stow share fourth place on 14 under par, while Richard Bland, Adrian Meronk and Aron Zemmer are a shot further back on 13 under.

The final round will begin at 6.50am local time on Sunday October 27, with Germanyโ€™s Moritz Lampert playing alone in the first group, while Bai and Santos make up the final pairing at 12.25pm local time.


Pos.
Player
To Par
R1
R2
R3
Total
1
SANTOS, Ricardo
-16
67
66
67
-
โ€‹
BAI, Zheng-kai
-16
71
63
66
-
3
KNAPPE, Alexander
-15
65
65
71
-
4
STOW, Ben
-14
64
69
69
-
โ€‹
HILL, Calum
-14
68
66
68
-
โ€‹
DOU, Zecheng
-14
71
67
64
-
7
BLAND, Richard
-13
68
66
69
-
โ€‹
MERONK, Adrian
-13
68
66
69
-
โ€‹
ZEMMER, Aron
-13
66
72
65
-
10
CRAWFORD, Cory
-12
66
65
73
-
11
BLOMSTRAND, Christofer
-11
71
65
69
-
โ€‹
DE SOUSA, Raphaël
-11
70
67
68
-
โ€‹
KAKKO, Roope
-11
66
71
68
-
โ€‹
POKE, Benjamin
-11
70
70
65
-
โ€‹
SCALISE, Lorenzo
-11
68
70
67
-
16
JORDAN, Matthew
-10
66
67
73
-
โ€‹
FARR, Oliver
-10
66
69
71
-
โ€‹
XIAO, Bowen
-10
72
64
70
-
โ€‹
LAPORTA, Francesco
-10
73
65
68
-
โ€‹
LIU, Yanwei
-10
67
70
69
-
โ€‹
FERGUSON, Ewen
-10
69
70
67
-
22
FENASSE, Mathieu
-9
70
66
71
-
โ€‹
VAN MEIJEL, Lars
-9
70
64
73
-
โ€‹
HEISELE, Sebastian
-9
69
68
70
-
โ€‹
PORTEOUS, Garrick
-9
72
66
69
-
22
GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, Sebastian
-9
68
71
68
-
โ€‹
YANG, Yinong
-9
69
69
69
-
โ€‹
SIMONSEN, Martin
-9
71
69
67
-
โ€‹
SYME, Connor
-9
70
69
68
-
โ€‹
ROZNER, Antoine
-9
71
71
65
-
โ€‹
CHEN, Guxin (AM)
-9
69
72
66
-
โ€‹
CANTER, Laurie
-9
75
67
65
-
33
WU, Hongfu
-8
72
66
70
-
โ€‹
COUPLAND, Dave
-8
72
68
68
-
โ€‹
PERRIER, Damien
-8
68
72
68
-
โ€‹
ANGLES, Pep
-8
71
70
67
-
โ€‹
YUAN, Kevin
-8
68
73
67
-
38
TILEY, Steven
-7
66
71
72
-
โ€‹
BOOTE, David
-7
68
69
72
-
โ€‹
HUANG, Wenyi
-7
71
67
71
-
โ€‹
COCKERILL, Aaron
-7
69
70
70
-
โ€‹
SCHNEIDER, Marcel
-7
69
72
68
-
โ€‹
ENOCH, Rhys
-7
75
66
68
-
โ€‹
EASTON, Bryce
-7
68
73
68
-
โ€‹
HØJGAARD, Rasmus
-7
75
66
68
-
46
SCIOT-SIEGRIST, Robin
-6
68
70
72
-
โ€‹
SENIOR, Jack
-6
69
71
70
-
โ€‹
SHARVIN, Cormac
-6
68
71
71
-
โ€‹
BESSELING, Wil
-6
73
67
70
-
โ€‹
McGOWAN, Ross
-6
70
70
70
-
โ€‹
ZHANG, Huilin
-6
72
70
68
-
โ€‹
PRATEEPTIENCHAI, Suteepat
-6
74
67
69
-
โ€‹
ZHANG, Changlei
-6
73
67
70
-
54
ROUSSEL, Robin
-5
70
70
71
-
โ€‹
LIN, K.P.
-5
70
70
71
-
โ€‹
HUIZING, Daan
-5
70
70
71
-
โ€‹
CLEMENTS, Todd
-5
72
68
71
-
โ€‹
YUN, Sungho
-5
72
70
69
-
59
YEH, Yu-Chen
-4
71
69
72
-
โ€‹
PIGEM, Carlos
-4
71
70
71
-
โ€‹
ANTCLIFF, Maverick
-4
72
70
70
-
โ€‹
CHEN, Zihao
-4
71
71
70
-
โ€‹
MCBRIDE, Kade
-4
70
72
70
-
64
CHEN, Xiaozhong
-3
69
71
73
-
โ€‹
STUREHED, Henric
-3
70
72
71
-
66
ARMITAGE, Marcus
-2
69
69
76
-
โ€‹
JIN, Cheng
-2
71
68
75
-
โ€‹
HAVRET, Grégory
-2
73
69
72
-
69
CHIEN, Sam
PAR
72
70
74
-
โ€‹
WU, Di
PAR
71
70
75
-
71
LAMPERT, Moritz
1
74
68
75
-
72
GRONKVIST, Andreas
-1
71
72
-
143
โ€‹
YE, Jianfeng
-1
73
70
-
143
โ€‹
SHE, Zihan
-1
73
70
-
143
โ€‹
HAWKES, Simon
-1
70
73
-
143
โ€‹
KUANG, Yang(AM)
-1
75
68
-
143
โ€‹
GEARY, Josh
-1
71
72
-
143
โ€‹
LIMA, José-Filipe
-1
74
69
-
143
โ€‹
BALDWIN, Matthew
-1
73
70
-
143
โ€‹
BEARD, Hayden
-1
74
69
-
143
โ€‹
ZHANG, Zi-Hong
-1
75
68
-
143
โ€‹
VIRTO, Borja
-1
73
70
-
143
83
FORD, Matt
PAR
71
73
-
144
โ€‹
LUO, Xuewen
PAR
72
72
-
144
โ€‹
YAO, Xuefeng
PAR
74
70
-
144
โ€‹
ECCLES, Ben
PAR
75
69
-
144
โ€‹
VAN DRIEL, Darius
PAR
71
73
-
144
โ€‹
JIN, Daxing
PAR
74
70
-
144
โ€‹
CHEN, Dinggen
PAR
68
76
-
144
โ€‹
OUYANG, Zheng
PAR
73
71
-
144
โ€‹
SONG, Chao
PAR
74
70
-
144
โ€‹
PAEZ, Nicolas
PAR
73
71
-
144
โ€‹
SJÖHOLM, Joel
PAR
70
74
-
144
โ€‹
WILKIN, Fraser
PAR
70
74
-
144
95
ZHANG, Jia
1
75
70
-
145
โ€‹
COUSSAUD, Ugo
1
76
69
-
145
โ€‹
LIN, Yung-Lung
1
77
68
-
145
โ€‹
YIN, Yongxuan
1
72
73
-
145
โ€‹
MA, Chengyao
1
69
76
-
145
โ€‹
VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, Nicolai
1
74
71
-
145
โ€‹
ZHANG, Jin
1
70
75
-
145
102
JUNG, Woojin
2
74
72
-
146
โ€‹
CHAO, Haimeng
2
71
75
-
146
104
YUAN, Tian
3
71
76
-
147
โ€‹
LENGDEN, Oscar
3
72
75
-
147
โ€‹
ZHOU, Guowu
3
73
74
-
147
โ€‹
ROBERTS, Oliver
3
75
72
-
147
โ€‹
LINDELL, Oliver
3
72
75
-
147
โ€‹
JOHANSEN, Eirik Tage
3
76
71
-
147
โ€‹
MUIR, Kieran
3
73
74
-
147
โ€‹
WHITNELL, Dale
3
73
74
-
147
โ€‹
WIEGELE, Martin
3
76
71
-
147
113
HE, Zeming
4
71
77
-
148
โ€‹
LIN, Jiahao(AM)
4
75
73
-
148
115
CUARTERO BLANCO, Emilio
5
77
72
-
149
116
HAASTRUP, Mark Flindt
6
75
75
-
150
โ€‹
HAK, Shun Yat
6
75
75
-
150
โ€‹
WU, Tuxuan
6
77
73
-
150
โ€‹
LIU, Enhua(AM)
6
75
75
-
150
120
CHEN, Yilong
8
77
75
-
152
121
XUE, Han
9
81
72
-
153
โ€‹
XU, Guo-zhen
9
80
73
-
153
123
ZHANG, Boyi (AM)
16
79
81
-
160
124
LIN, Singyin (AM)
30
90
84
-
174
125
LIANG, Jiekun(AM)
31
85
90
-
175
W/D
MACPHERSON, Bryden
-
76
-
-
76
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