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Aussies flying in Thailand

08/28/2010 11:15:53 AM

A trio of Australians are well in the hunt to claim the Thailand Open after the tournament's third round on Saturday.

Terry Pilkadaris (14-under) is the best of the Aussies, just one stroke behind leader Liang Winching of China, with Michael Wright and Matthew Griffin a further stroke back in a tie for fourth.

It's a tremendous effort for Pilkadaris to be doing as well as he after a horror season on the Asian Tour and difficulties in his personal life.

His wife Monique was diagnosed with Auto-immune disease in March and a recent biopsy found a tumor on her liver, which fortunately was been diagnosed benign.

Pilkadaris was also this week suspended indefinitely from the Asian Tour for playing on OneAsia.

The Asian Tour have been fining players competing on OneAsia and Pilkadaris has refused to pay the fine for the Indonesia Open.

He is currently engaged in a restraint of trade action against the Asian Tour in the Singapore High Court.

"With all that's been going on it's just great to be in contention. I have received so much support here and back home. It has really lifted me," Pilkadaris said.

"We are just keeping things simple and clearing my mind. I have been over complicating things so we have just gone back to basics."

Thailand's Udorn Duangdecha who led after day two with a sensational 60 fell back with a 75 and is six strokes adrift.

Liang, who has won two times on OneAsia and was second in the Indonesia Open last month made six birdies and a bogey.

"I missed a lot of birdie putts, probably about three that should have gone in. I played the back nine in three under which felt good as I struggled coming in on the first two days," he said.

"It is good to be in position again. They key thing in the final round is concentration. I have learned not to even think about winning but to just think about each shot."

 

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