Singapore: Making the most of home advantage, Singaporeans led the individual standings across all four competitions after the penultimate round of the Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championships.
Ryan Ang, Brayden Lee, Alyosa Atienza and Chen Xingtong sit proudly atop the leaderboards after day three of competition in the Putra Cup, Lion City Cup, Santi Cup and Kantini Cup respectively.
Ang traded five birdies against one bogey for a four-under-par 68 at the Seletar Country Club to lead Vietnam’s Nguyen Anh Minh by one shot with a three-day total of seven-under 209 in the Putra Cup.
In the Lion City Cup, Lee signed for a 73 and holds a one-shot advantage over Malaysian Joshua Lim.
In the Santi Cup, Atienza returned a 72 and will head into Friday’s final round with a three-shot cushion from Thais Achiraya Sriwong and Pimpisa Rubrong.
Despite struggling to a 76, Chen holds a commanding six-shot lead over Thailand’s Krittiya Thanintorndamrongdej and Kritchanya Kaopattanaskul in the Kantini Cup.
In the team standings, Singapore enjoys a five-shot lead over Thailand in the Lion City Cup while the Philippines is dominating in the Putra Cup with an eight-shot advantage over Vietnam.
Thailand currently leads the team standing in the Santi Cup and is tied with Singapore in the Kantini Cup.
“It’s all about the team this week. It’s the Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship, after all. Nothing’s about me and it’s all about the country. I want to get myself and these boys off the line and get a podium finish,” said Ang.
Lee echoed Ang’s sentiments. He said: “I’m not really concerned about the individual standings. I was quite disappointed I couldn’t finish it off well as I had a couple of double-bogeys. We just want to close out this tournament and bring the trophy home.”
