{"id":1241980,"date":"2023-02-18T18:32:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T18:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1241980"},"modified":"2023-02-19T01:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T01:06:17","slug":"thailand-classic-2023-r3-thorbjorn-olesen-takes-54-hole-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/thailand-classic-2023-r3-thorbjorn-olesen-takes-54-hole-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen takes 54-hole lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen started the day three shots behind the lead but carded a flawless 64 on Moving Day to take a two-shot lead at 18-under in the Thailand Classic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thorbjornolesen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Thorbjornolesen<\/a> leads going into the final round.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThailandClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThailandClassic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/1626897130748055553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Dane's recent form has been good having finished in the top 20 in his all three of his starts this year. A win on Sunday would be his seventh DP World Tour title.<\/p>\n<p>\"I think overall it was a pretty good round.<\/p>\n<p>\"I didn't get in a lot of trouble and at some of the par fours and par fives I hit it pretty close and could two-putt for birdie.<\/p>\n<p>\"I made it fairly easy today for myself, which is nice. It's not always like that.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Conditions on the floating 17th green were such that a local rule was in place allowing the use of rangefinders.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/1626929526570905602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Germany's Yannik Paul (66) and fellow Dane Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard (64) are tied in second place at 16-under followed by the Netherlands' Joost Luiten (65) in fourth at 15-under.<\/p>\n<p>England's Dale Whitnell carded a bogey-free 67 for a share of fifth place at 14-under alongside South Korea<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">'<\/a>s Jeunghun Wang (67) and Japan<a href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/thailand-classic-2023-r2-rafa-cabrera-bello-takes-two-shot-lead-into-the-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">'<\/a>s Kazuki Higa (68).<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen Round 3 Highlights | 2023 Thailand Classic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xzWIpU24KEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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