Australian PGA: Min Woo Lee on top as former world No 1 Adam Scott falls back during third round | Golf News – Canada Boosts

Min Woo Lee is trying to safe his third win on the DP World Tour; reigning champion Cameron Smith made an emotional exit on the Australian PGA Championship on Friday after he missed the minimize by 9 photographs.

Min Woo Lee stays on high at Australian PGA as he appears to be like to safe his third win on the DP World Tour

Min Woo Lee elevated his benefit with a second consecutive five-under-par spherical off 66 and can take a three-shot lead over Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino into the ultimate spherical of the Australian PGA.

Lee opened his day at Royal Queensland with two birdies within the first three holes to extend his benefit over the previous Masters champion, Adam Scott.

Nevertheless, his lead was decreased again to a single stroke after bogeys at each of the entrance 9’s par-threes when he stepped off the tenth inexperienced.

“It’s a course you can shoot low, so you’ll be aggressive no matter what,” Lee mentioned, who completed tied fourth finally 12 months’s occasion.

“I’m here because I played aggressively I can just control what I can do and if someone goes out and shoots low, hopefully I finish the day happy with how I’ve played.

Scott’s inconsistency allowed Lee to restore his advantage as a birdie at the 12th was followed by another at the par-five 14th.

This allowed the emerging Australian player to open up the gap on the chasing pack as he looks towards securing a third win on the DP World Tour.

Reigning champion Cameron Smith made an emotional exit at the Australian PGA Championship on Friday after he missed the cut by nine shots.

Hoshino (64) hit six birdies on the back nine to claim outright second at 14 under, while Curtis Luck hit a five-under-par round of 66 to move into third place with Connor Syme and Lucas Herbert a further shot adrift in a share for fifth. Scott signed for a level-par 71 and is six shots off the lead.

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