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Hong Kong Open: Tony Finau fires himself in contention going into final day

  • American comes to life on ‘moving day’ and puts himself in the mix with a 65
  • India’s Rashid Khan equals the best round of the week with his seven-under-par 63 to move into third place

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Tony Finau in action on day two of the Hong Kong Open. Photos: K.Y. Cheng
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The top-ranked player in the field, Tony Finau, fired himself into contention at the Hong Kong Open on Saturday with a sublime knock of five-under-par 65 that catapulted him up the leader board.
The American had endured a mixed first two rounds registering two 69s, which saw him comfortably beat the cut, but left him a distance behind leader and 2017 champion Wade Ormsby.

But Finau made good on his promise to get all areas of his game firing for the weekend and registered five birdies on a flawless card which moved him into a share of ninth place and leaves him in the clubhouse just five shots behind Ormsby, who still heads the field just over halfway through his third round.

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Another player who made a big move on Saturday was India’s Rashid Khan after he equalled the best round of the week with his seven-under-par 63 to catapult himself into a share of third place at nine-under for the tournament.

Seventeen-year-old Alexander Yang has been a revelation at Hong Kong Golf Club this week.
Seventeen-year-old Alexander Yang has been a revelation at Hong Kong Golf Club this week.
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Elsewhere, Hong Kong amateur Alexander Yang maintained his incredible performance at the Hong Kong Golf Club this week when he shot his best round of the week in signing for a three-under-par 67 that leaves him at five-under-par for the tournament going into the final round.

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