After missing the cut, German players are out as Tom McKibbin posts a strong 65 to stay atop the leaderboard.
With German players like Martin Kaymer, Maximilian Rottluff, and Dominic Foos eliminated after missing the cut at the Link Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour, the remaining 68 players teed off for round three. In Fanling, China, Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin maintained his lead with a solid performance. Despite bogeys on holes 2 and 15, McKibbin carded seven birdies to finish the day with a 65, bringing him to 20-under-par overall.
Maguire closes in with stunning 61
McKibbin is now closely trailed by American M.J. Maguire, who delivered a spectacular bogey-free 61 in the third round, narrowly missing McKibbin’s course record from Thursday. Maguire made seven birdies and an eagle on the par-4 11th, climbing ten spots on the leaderboard to sit at 19-under-par, just one stroke behind the leader going into the final round. Fellow American Peter Uihlein, who was in second place after Friday, dropped to third with a steady 65 and stands at 18-under-par, still in contention for the title.
Historic Link Hong Kong Open
The Link Hong Kong Open is one of the Asian Tour’s most historic events, first held in 1959. The Hong Kong Golf Club course is notable for its heritage-listed colonial-era buildings, a nod to Hong Kong’s past as a British colony before its 1997 handover to China as a Special Administrative Region.