Asian Tour: Hong Kong pair Cheung and D’Souza making most of rare International Series invites
- Matthew Cheung and Leon D’Souza shoot matching four-under-par 66s in third round in Macau
- Neither has Asian Tour status this season, and are battling on minor tours until Q-school chance comes again
Hong Kong pair Leon D’Souza and Matthew Cheung needed invitations to get into the International Series Macau event this week, they both made the most of the opportunity.
While Taichi Kho was missing the cut, his compatriots were busy putting themselves in the middle of a packed Asian Tour leaderboard that had 73 players all within seven shots of the lead at the start of Saturday’s third round.
The pair shot matching four-under-par rounds of 66, leaving Cheung at 11 under for the tournament, and D’Souza two strokes further back.
Catching leader John Catlin, who produced a historic 59 to move to 18 under, is unlikely on Sunday, but another solid day would certainly give both players a financial boost.
D’Souza produced his second bogey-free round in two days, with his birdies coming in the span of four holes, starting on the par-5 13th.
“You have a stretch like that, it kind of changes things,” D’Souza said. “John, my caddie, and I picked good targets and the birdies came from there.
