Chapchai Nirat of Thailand tees off during the third round of the SMBC Singapore Open on Sentosa Island on Saturday. Masters champion Garcia and former teen prodigy Ishikawa were among seven players leading the chase at 7-under on a heavily congested leaderboard. Chapchai was able to sleep in and put his feet up on Saturday morning after he completed his second round on Friday. Although he finished tied for 11th in Singapore, Garcia won the Dubai Desert Classic the subsequent week and was in peak form when he won the Masters two months later. Ishikawa moved into a share of the lead at the halfway stage after firing a second round of 5-under 66 that featured eight birdies.

Source: Bangkok Post January 20, 2018 12:00 UTC