PUBLISHED : 6 Aug 2023 at 04:00
Jakarta: Thailand’s Nitithorn Thippong made a strong claim on the winner’s trophy at the Indonesia Open yesterday, posting a score of five-under-par 67 to secure a five-shot lead going into the final round.
Nitithorn started the day in second place after rediscovering his form with a bogey-free round of 65 on Friday. He dropped two shots during the third round yesterday, but seven birdies were enough to consolidate his lead over Chang Wei-lun (69) of Taiwan who holds solo second in the US$500,000 Asian Tour event.
“I played really well today and just kept hitting the ball on the fairway and just tried to hit the greens,” he said after his round at the par-72 Pondok Indah Golf Club in Jakarta, the 11th…
