Fraser leads in HK by 1 stroke
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MARCUS Fraser shot a 5-under 65 yesterday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Hong Kong Open, his first tournament since returning from an eight-month injury layoff.
Fraser had four birdies on his last six holes to move to 11-under 199 and sit one shot ahead of fellow Australian Scott Hend. Fraser has not played since February after needing surgery on his left hand, and said he only started practicing again six weeks ago.
“No one is more surprised than I am,” Fraser said about being the leader. “It hasn’t been the best of eight months but when you go out and play like this, it makes it worth it, that’s for sure.”
Overnight leader Ernie Els, who turned 45 on Friday, struggled to find his touch with the putter as he made a 71, including a double-bogey and three bogeys to fall three shots behind the leader.
Hend shot a 67 to sit one stroke ahead of a trio of players — South Africa’s Jbe Kruger, Angelo Que of the Philippines and England’s Mark Foster. Foster made five birdies in a row from the 10th hole and added two more on Nos. 16 and 17, but then had a bogey on the last for a 66.
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