Linkou: Travis Smyth’s quest to win his first Asian Tour title gathered momentum yesterday when he took the third-round lead in the US$700,000 Yeangder TPC after shooting the best round of the day, a six-under-par 66 in testing wet and windy conditions.
The Australian, so often a presence on the leader board since the Asian Tour restarted last year, is 13 under for the tournament, with defending champion Lee Chieh-po from Taiwan (69) and Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat (71), the overnight leader, one shot back.
Sweden’s Bjorn Hellgren (69) and Settee Prakongvech from Thailand (70) are a stroke further off the pace, at Linkou International Golf and Country…
