
KOTA KINABALU MALAYSIA, NOV 6: Indian professional Arjun Atwal carded two under par 70 to stay at the joint fourth slot while his compatriot Amandeep Johl shot a par 72 round to slip to the 12th place at the end of the third day of the US 150,000 Sabah Masters Golf today.
American Robert Huxtable continued his superhuman performance as he reached 21 under par, after firing a third round five under 67 and opened a six stroke lead over Thailand8217;s Thongchai Jaidee.
The lowest total on the Davidoff Tour is 26 under par by India8217;s Jeev Milkha Singh in the Philip Morris Asia Cup in Korea in 1996. Huxtable will have a good chance to better that score in the final round.
First round joint leader Arjun Atwal with a three round total of 11 under 205 63,72,70 is sharing the fourth slot with Taku Yamanaka Japan, Lin Wen-Teng Taiwan and Greg Hanrahan US.
Johl, who was placed ninth yesterday, slipped three place and with a total of seven under par 209 66,71,72 was sharing the 12th position with fourothers Soe Kyaw Naing Myanmar, Adrian Percy Australia, Derek Fung Hong Kong and Scott Taylor US.
Third round scores
195 8211; Robert Huxtable USA 63-65-67; 201 8211; Thongchai Jaidee Tha 67-69-65; 204 8211; Simon Yates Sco 64-67-73; 205 8211; Taku Yamanaka Jpn 69-67-69, Lin Wen-Tang Tpe 67-68-70, Arjun Atwal Ind 63-72-70, Greg Hanrahan USA 64-72-69; 206 8211; Mardan Mamat Sin 69-70-67; 207 8211; Wayne Bradley Rsa 70-69-68; 208 8211; Stephen Lindskog Swe 64-70-74, Des Terblanche Rsa 66-74-68; 209 8211; Soe Kyaw Naing Myn 69-69-71, Adrian Percey Aus 70-70-69, Derek Fung Hkg 70-71-68, Scott Taylor USA 67-71-71, Amandeep Johl Ind 66-71-72; 210 8211; Danny Zarate Phi 68-71-71, Marciano Pucay Phi 70-71-69, Rafael Ponce Ecu 73-71-66.