JAKARTA (AFP) ? Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant showed flashes of brilliance including an eagle and five birdies to take the third round lead Saturday in the $1 million Indonesia Open.
The veteran, who won the event in 2005, has a three shot lead after firing a six-under-par 66 over compatriot Chawalit Plaphol and defending champion Michael Hendry, who have it all to do to stop him on the final day.
Chawalit shot 65 while Hendry came in with 69 at Damai Indah Golf -- Pantai Indah Kapuk Course.
It was an excellent day for golfers from Thailand as Wisut Artjanwat also moved into contention with a 67 to lie a stroke further back. He is tied with Indonesia's Rory Hie, Kim Felton from Australia, and Korean Han Chang-won.
Thaworn, who has an incredible haul of 14 tournament victories in the region, has a three round total of 14-under-par 202 in the seventh event of the season on OneAsia.
"It was a great result but it was hard work at times because I had some trouble with my driver. I was hitting it fine on the driving range but on the front nine I started hooking it," he said.
"I didn't know what to do so I corrected it by working on a slight cut for the rest of the round. I am mentally exhausted."
Despite some shaky tee shots he completed the front nine in a five-under-par 31, before taking a firm grip of the tournament with birdies on 11 and 13, dropping just one shot along the way.
"I was quite lucky today but that's golf. I have a great chance to win. It would mean a lot to me to win on OneAsia. My goal is to win on as many Tours as possible," added the 44-year-old Thaworn.
Thaworn won this event in 2005 at Cengkareng Golf Club, during a season when he tasted victory four times en route to becoming Asia's number one.
Chawalit shot the lowest round of the day and the joint lowest round of the week so far. He didn't drop a shot and made five birdies going out and two on the return side.
The 36-year-old has burst back to prominence after a period in the doldrums with victory in the Queen's Cup on home soil last month, his first big win since lifting the Bangkok Airways Open in 2006.
"I knew I could shoot a low round on this course. I made some mistakes on the first two days but today I had no problems. I have a very good chance tomorrow. I just need to play my own game," said Chawalit.
The Thai star first signaled his return to peak form last year when he claimed two titles on the ASEAN PGA Tour.
Leading third round scores (Par 72):
202 -Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 68 68 66
205 - Chawalit Plaphol (THA) 72 68 65, Michael Hendry (NZL) 65 71 69
206 - Wisut Artjanawat (THA) 70 69 67, Kim Felton (AUS) 68 70 68, Rory Hie (INA) 68 70 68, Han Chang-won (KOR) 68 67 71
207 - Choi Jin-ho (KOR) 71 69 67
208 - Michael Wright (AUS) 69 67 72
210 - John Huh (USA) 73 70 67, Gareth Paddison (NZL) 70 73 67, David Bransdon (AUS) 67 75 68, Bronson La'Cassie (AUS) 7072 68, Choi Joon-woo (KOR) 70 7070, Stephen Allan (AUS) 71 69 70
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