Aussies in the hunt at Taiwan Masters golf

Australia's Unho Park and Asian Tour rookie Cameron Smith are two shots off the lead ahead of the final round of the Taiwan Masters golf event in Taipei.

Asian Tour rookie Cameron Smith of Australia and compatriot Unho Park are two shots off the pace ahead of the final round of the Taiwan Masters golf event.

Smith and Park both shot third-round 70s to be two-under-par and in equal-fourth place going into Sunday's final round at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club in Taipei.

England's Steve Lewton, who failed to make the cut in the past two years, leads the tournament after also carding a two-under-par 70 on Saturday.

Lewton fired three straight birdies from the fifth hole onwards, before dropping a shot to reach the turn in 34.

He added one more birdie and one bogey on his way home for a three-day total of 212 at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club's Tamsui course.

"I got off to a really good start. The three consecutive birdies from the fifth hole kind of got my round going," Lewton said.

"I think I've learnt to play the golf course a little bit after missing the cuts in the last two years ... It has taken me a few rounds to get used to it," he said.

In a day many players struggled to shoot under par, Filipino veteran Antonio Lascuna moved up with a second straight 69 to tie for second place on 213 alongside overnight leader Adilson Da Silva of Brazil.

Spain's Javi Colomo carded a 69 to share sixth place with Thai veteran Thaworn Wiratchant and India's Rahil Gangjee.


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