Seoul: Swede Alexander Noren birdied the last hole to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Ballantine’s Championship in Seoul yesterday.
The 30-year-old, seeking a fourth European Tour title, fired a three-under-par 69 at the Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon to finish on nine under for the championship, one ahead of Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal (68) and Scotland’s Peter Whiteford (69).
Australian duo Marcus Fraser and Brett Rumford shot 69s to sit tied fourth at the co-sanctioned Asian Tour event.
“It was a nice way to finish, and it was a long, tough day, a lot of wind,” Noren told reporters.
“My short game I think held it together, and I didn’t have that many chances but I took care of them when I got chances for birdies and made the important pars when I needed. So it was a big fight day,” he said after yesterday’s round. REUTERS
