{"id":15442,"date":"2013-07-20T06:33:34","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T06:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15442"},"modified":"2013-07-20T06:33:34","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T06:33:34","slug":"flawless-bowen-cements-lead-at-jakarta-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15442","title":{"rendered":"Flawless Bowen cements lead at Jakarta Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jakarta: James Bowen of the United States cemented his lead atop the leaderboard when he carded a third round two-under-par 70 to extend his advantage to three at the inaugural Jakarta Classic on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Bowen, who held the overnight lead, compiled a three-day total of 10-under-par 206 to enjoy a three-shot cushion over Australian Darren Tan and Arie Fauzi of Malaysia as he heads into the final round at the Imperial Klub Golf.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Tan and Arie, who recently turned professional in April, signed for matching 209s to take a share of second place while Chinese Taipei\u2019s Chan Shih-chang, who was leading after the first day, carded a 70 to take fourth place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s Grant Jackson slipped three places from second to fifth when he returned with a 73 at the US$60,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event.\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><br \/>Bowen, who is currently second on the ADT Order of Merit, was delighted with his commanding performance which he described as a huge confidence booster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad I gave myself a lot of chances today. I didn\u2019t make any mistakes today and I had a bogey-free round which was a huge confidence boost for me,\u201d said Bowen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I can enjoy a solid round again tomorrow. I will try and stick to my original game plan and we will see what happens,\u201d added the 27-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Having claimed his maiden ADT breakthrough earlier this year, the American remains on course to seal his second title and potentially a spot on the region\u2019s premier Tour at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The top three players to finish on the ADT Order of Merit will earn their Asian Tour cards for 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Tan credited his recent good form for giving him the honour of recording the day\u2019s lowest score of 67.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019ve just had my best ball-striking round today. I played my wedge shots well too. I\u2019m really happy with my game. Hopefully, I can hole more putts tomorrow,\u201d said Darren, who marked his blemish-free card with five birdies.<\/p>\n<p>Tan once hogged the spotlight on the Asian Tour when he won a Kia Optima K5 after carding a hole-in-one during the second round of ISPS Handa Singapore Classic in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this season, all ADT events will receive Official World Golf Ranking points which will help players qualify for the World Cup of Golf in November and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>Winners on the ADT will receive a minimum of six world ranking points while the top six players and ties will earn points based on a sliding scale.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The Official Water for this week\u2019s Jakarta Classic is Jeju Sam Da Soo, one of the leading Korean Water Brands.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Leading third round scores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>206 \u2013 James BOWEN (USA) 70 66 70<\/p>\n<p>209 \u2013 Darren TAN (AUS) 73 69 67, Arie FAUZI (MAS) 68 73 68<\/p>\n<p>210 \u2013 CHAN Shih-chang (TPE) 67 73 70<\/p>\n<p>211 \u2013 Grant JACKSON (ENG) 73 65 73<\/p>\n<p>212 \u2013 Shuan MALONE (ENG) 69 72 71<\/p>\n<p>213 \u2013 George GANDRANATA (INA) 73 72 68, Lindsay RENOLDS (CAN) 71 70 72, Jake STIRLING (AUS) 70 71 72<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jakarta: James Bowen of the United States cemented his lead atop the leaderboard when he carded a third round two-under-par 70 to extend his advantage to three at the inaugural Jakarta Classic on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Bowen, who held the overnight lead, compiled a three-day total of 10-under-par 206 to enjoy a three-shot cushion over Australian Darren Tan and Arie Fauzi of Malaysia as he heads into the final round at the Imperial Klub Golf.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Tan and Arie, who recently turned professional in April, signed for matching 209s to take a share of second place while Chinese Taipei\u2019s Chan Shih-chang, who was leading after the first day, carded a 70 to take fourth place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s Grant Jackson slipped three places from second to fifth when he returned with a 73 at the US$60,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flawless Bowen cements lead at Jakarta Classic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15442\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flawless Bowen cements lead at Jakarta Classic - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jakarta: James Bowen of the United States cemented his lead atop the leaderboard when he carded a third round two-under-par 70 to extend his advantage to three at the inaugural Jakarta Classic on Friday. 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