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
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.
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.
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.
Yang finished his up-and-down round with three straight birdies earning huge cheers from the home gallery at the 18th and continuing a remarkable performance from the 17-year-old.
Meanwhile, another former winner appears unlikely to be challenging for the title on Sunday. Australian Scott Hend scored an even-par 70, which included a disastrous double-bogey at the par-5 third, to take him to one-over par for the tournament and drop him into a share of 57th place.
