Leon D’Souza goes from barely making the cut to tearing it up at Hong Kong Open with scintillating 65
No place like home for the young gun as he shoots up the Fanling leaderboard after Saturday’s third round
After opening rounds of 72 and 70, the 19-year-old hit a 65 featuring seven birdies on Saturday, putting him at three under and shooting him up the Fanling leaderboard.
“It was good to finally hole some putts today,” D’Souza said. “I was hitting it great the first couple of days but didn’t hole anything – I finally did so today.”
The 2017 Hong Kong Amateur Open winner was given a hero’s welcome by the local crowd after a par on the 18th.
“There’s no place like home to be playing,” he said. “I’m playing my best golf in front of all my family and friends. The whole team is here to support, it’s great to see.
“Our coaches have been instrumental in helping us improve over the last year and a bit. Ducky [Tang] gave me some good reads, Tim [Tang] helped me with my alignment and face control, and John [Wallett] helped with my mental preparations.”