INCHEON: Thailand's Thitiphun Chuayprakong executed a nearly flawless performance during the third round of the Korean Open Saturday, extending his lead by two strokes with another Asian Tour victory on the horizon.
Chuayprakong, who seized the lead after the second round with an 11-under 131, fired an impressive 66 for a three-day total of 16-under 197 at the Bears Best Cheongna Golf Club.
The Thai collected birdies on holes two, four, six, nine and 11 to finish with a bogey-free 66.
"I felt very good about my round today as I was confident", he said.
"I'm very proud of myself as I showed that I could handle these pressures," said Chuayprakong, who burst into prominence with his maiden Asian Tour win in Bangladesh earlier this year.
South Korea's Kim Tae-Woo sat two shots behind the Thai after finishing the third round with a score of 199.
Asian Tour rookie Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe also continued his sensational run with a 68 to settle at third place.
India's Gaganjeet Bhullar was tied for fourth with An Byeong-Hun, the highest ranked player in the field this week, and South Africa's Jbe Kruger.
Leading scores (par 71):
197 - Thitiphun Chuayprakong (THA) 67 64 66
199 - Kim Tae-Woo 66 66 67
201 - Scott Vincent (ZIM) 69 64 68
202 - Jbe Kruger (RSA) 68 67 67, Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 68 66 68, An Byeong-Hun (KOR) 65 67 70
203 - Malcolm Kokocinski (SWE) 68 67 68, Scott Hend (AUS) 70 65 68, Michael Wright (AUS) 67 67 69,
204 - Danny Lee (NZL) 68 65 71
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