DP World Tour : Porsche Singapore Classic Leaderboard Tee Times
David Micheluzzi produced a birdie-birdie finish in an impressive 66 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Porsche Singapore Classic.
The Australian was stalking the leaders all day but it did not look like he would finish the round on top when Sam Bairstow opened up a four-shot lead around the turn at Laguna National Golf Resort Club.
A pair of bogeys on the back nine in the Englishman's 68 left the door ajar, however, and it was Micheluzzi who took advantage to move to 13 under and edge ahead.
Andy Sullivan recovered from back-to-back double-bogeys to post a 69 and sit alongside countryman Bairstow, one clear of India's Shubhankar Sharma, who carded a 68.
Rookie Micheluzzi is looking for his first DP World Tour win this week but knows how to get over the line, having claimed four wins on the PGA Tour of Australasia in the last 17 months.
Three of those helped him win the Order of Merit in 2023, earning his place on the DP World Tour, where he has two top tens from 20 starts.
He finished in a tie for 17th at last week's PGA Tour of Australasia 2024 season finale and revealed a change of equipment is helping him after a recent "breakdown" playing Down Under.
"I've basically changed everything," he said. "I've got a whole new set in: new irons, new driver, new three-wood, new grips. I basically did a whole reboot and it's nice."
He added: "Today was very hot, you could see me with the towel over the head basically the whole day. I just try not to get angry because that would make it worse, just be as patient as possible, take as much time as I need and keep a wet towel on me.
"The first eight holes I didn't play so great and then the last ten I really got dialled in and holed some putts which was nice."
Thai amateur TK Ratchanon Chantananuwat, England's Paul Casey, Scot Ewen Ferguson and Austrian Matthias Schwab were at ten under, a shot clear of Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Frenchman Matthieu Pavon, England's Jordan Smith and Swede Sebastian Söderberg.
edit***** Canada's Aaron Cockerill posted a clean card in round 1, but today he had a double, 3 bogeys and 5 birdies for E 72 and heads into the final round T44 -4.
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