Big boom for Thai ace Poom in Korea

Thailand's Poom Saksansin, one of the shortest hitters in the field playing one of the longest and toughest courses of the season, proved that distance isn't everything yesterday by taking the third-round lead in the Korea Open at La Vie Est Belle Dunes Course.

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Poom, a four-time winner on the Asian Tour, returned a two-under-par 69, helped by a brilliant day on the greens, to lead by one, on seven under, and put himself on the road to an unlikely victory.

His compatriot Sadom Kaewkanjana, paired in the same final group yesterday, is in second place after also shooting 69. The third member of their group, Yoo Song-Gyu, the leader at the start of the day, is next best placed two shots back. The Korean led for much of the day, but triple bogeyed the 16th if not for that he would have been the joint leader.