American journeyman Bo van Pelt has given the old saying, "it's not how you start, it's how you finish' some true relevance.
Bo van Pelt in action in Malaysia
Van Pelt started Saturday's third round of the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia with back to back bogies, but finished it in the lead, his 16-under 197 total putting him a shot clear of fellow American Jeff Overton.
After matching his start-up bogies before the turn with a brace of birdies, Van Pelt went on to pick-up four more back nine birdies coming home and shoot a third-round 4-under 67 to Overton's 69 at The Mines Resort & Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur,
Swede Fredrik Jacobson, who was tied at the top with Overton at 129 on Friday, slipped down the leaderboard a couple of rungs into a tie for fourth, but his a level par 71 was enough to stave off a charging Danny Chia, the best-placed Asian on the US-dominated leaderboard of an event being jointly sanctioned by the US PGA and Asian Tours, and to keep him in the hunt for a second PGA Tour title of the year.
Home favourite Chia in the company of Fiji veteran Vijay Singh and American Jason Dufner all came charging up the leaderboard with some stunning golf.
Dufner, who made headlines at this year's US PGA Championship which he led by five shots with only four holes to play before a combination of bogies on his part and birdies on the part of Keegan Bradley saw Bradley go through to win his first major, shot a blistering third-round 65 on Saturday while Singh and Chia each posted 66s.
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