Wade Ormsby to take two-shot lead into Vic Open final round
American Kim Kaufman leads in the women's event
By Dan Sansom
Last Updated: 11/02/19 1:42pm
Australian Wade Ormsby will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Vic Open after testing conditions on day three at 13th Beach Golf Club.
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Some heavy rain and high winds made life difficult for the field, but Ormsby recovered from an early double-bogey to shoot a two-under-par 70 and move to 15 under.
Fellow countryman Matthew Stieger, who recorded the round of the day with a 65, and Callum Shinkwin are two shots back - the Englishman having signed for a 66.
Overnight leader Jason Scrivener struggled with a 76 to tumble down the leaderboard and into tenth spot.
"It was just tough out there. I just kept grinding, really, that's all we can do in weather like that," Ormsby said.
"You're going to hit a lot of bad shots, need to recover a lot and I did that quite well so I'm happy.
"I feel good. I'm pretty relaxed this week, I'm treating it as a bit of a holiday."
Ormsby, who won last season's Hong Kong Open to claim his maiden title at the 264th time of asking, surrendered a double-bogey when he found a terrible lie on the par-five second.
But birdies at the fifth, ninth, 13th and 18th gave the 38-year-old from Adelaide some breathing space heading into the final round.
In the women's tournament, American leader Kim Kaufman had a late stumble to card a 75.
Kaufman takes a two-shot lead into the final round over France's Celine Boutier - who matched the lowest round of the day with a 69 - and home favourite Su Oh.
