ORMSBY ON TARGET FOR ANOTHER HK WIN

Australia’swade Ormsby remained the player to catch after he yesterday signed for a four-underpar 66, to head into today’s final round of the Hong Kong Open with a two-shot cushion.

Ormsby has held the lead since the opening day and never looked likely to relinquish his place atop the leaderboard after soaring ahead with an eagle, three birdies and a lone bogey for a three-day total of 13-under-par 197.

Thailand’s Gunn Charoenkul displayed his consistency again at the Hong Kong Golf Club by signing for a 65 to trail the 2017 champion in second at the Asian Tour’s season-opening event.

While Gunn has yet to make his breakthrough on the Asian Tour, he has racked up 19 top-10s across all Tours in 2019 and the fatherto-be showed he could be on the verge of breaking into the winner’s circle this week.

India’s Rashid Khan he made his move with a splendid 63 to share third place with Australia’s Terry Pilkadaris, Korea’s Taewoo Kim and Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond, who is the reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion.

Hong Kong’s Alexander Yang continues to turn heads. The 17-year-old high-school student shot three-under-par 67 to leave him at five-under par heading into today’s final round.

■ Scotland’s Russell Knox headed into the third round of the Sony Open at five-under-par, just one shot off the lead, in Hawaii.

The 34-year-old recorded six birdies and a bogey as he fired a second-round 65 to move to within a stroke of leaders Brendan Steele and Cameron Davis.

Steele birdied five of his last six holes – the run ruined by a double bogey on the sixth – while Davis made five gains and a bogey as both players recorded 66s on day two.