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Jakraphan sitting pretty with massive lead

Jakraphan Premsirigorn plays a shot.

Rayong: Two spectacular eagles propelled Jakraphan Premsirigorn to a convincing 14-point lead over Justin Raphael Quiban of the Philippines after the third round of the 3.45-million-baht Thailand Mixed Stableford Challenge at the par-73 St Andrews 2000 yesterday.

Despite a sluggish start which saw him make a bogey, the Thai-Hong Kong player fired four birdies, two eagles on the 11th and 18th holes interspersed by a bogey on the 17th hole to gain 16 points for an outstanding overall score of 47 points.

“Actually it was tough due to the windy conditions. I got off a bit stiff, maybe because I was a bit nervous being the leader,” said the 31-year-old Jakraphan, who is affectionately known as…

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