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LIUZHOU, CHINA — Amateur Cheng Jin carded a third-round, 2-under 70 to extend his lead to nine strokes and remain on-course for a wire-to-wire victory at the PGA TOUR Series-China Mainland China Qualifying Tournament. In warmer conditions compared to the first two days, Jin nailed his fifth birdie of the round at the par-5 18th to move to 7-under overall, having started the day with a three-shot lead at Wolong Lake Golf Club. Zihong Zhang, 18, moved into a tie for second as the 6-foot-6 amateur shot 71 to finish at 2-over with Dongyu Wang (75), Jin’s former national amateur teammate, heading into the final round of the 72-hole stroke play event. Guozhen Xu recorded the day’s lowest score, a 68, to lie joint fourth alongside Yixin Xing (74) and Cilin Zhou (73) at 4 over. Kaiyan Shi’s 69 vaulted him 13 places into a tie for eighth as players seek to secure full Tour cards for the 2018 season, which starts this month. Jin, who won the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Hong Kong, missed a 3-foot par putt on the first hole, but the 19-year-old quickly regrouped to pick up shots on Nos. 5, 7, 8, 13 and 18 to move clear of the field. “As usual, I will just play my best and stick to my own game,� said Jin, who had five top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR Series-China in 2014 and 2015—including a victory at the 2014 Nine Dragons Open when he was 16. “I just need to keep striking the ball well. I think my ball striking has been great this week.� The University of Southern California sophomore will have some schoolwork to catch up on when he returns to the U.S., and he remains undecided if and when he will turn pro regardless of whether he secures PGA TOUR Series-China status this week. “I think it’s a great platform that the China Golf Association and PGA TOUR China are giving us, not only for the Chinese players but also many foreign players trying to use this to go to the Web.com Tour or on to a higher stage,� said Jin. “I think as a Chinese I am doing what I am supposed to do – grabbing the opportunity. I’m really thankful to have this opportunity.� Zhang was third after an opening 71, shot a shaky second-round 76 but returned to the top three after another 71. However, the towering teen was still slightly frustrated after mixing six birdies with five bogeys. “I got six birdies, but I made a lot of mistakes. I had two three-putts and missed some short putts, so I think I can do better,� said Zhang, who made his first and only PGA TOUR Series-China cut at last year’s Clearwater Bay Open.

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The Desert Classic continues in La Quinta, California. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action on Moving Day at the Desert Classic. Round 3 tee times Round 3 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN (ALL TIMES ET) TELEVISION: Saturday-Sunday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) RADIO: Saturday-Saturday, 1-7 p.m.; Sunday, 2-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM) NOTABLE PAIRINGS (ALL TIMES ET) 11:40 a.m. ET:  Adam Hadwin, Brian Harman (Nicklaus Tournament Course) 12:20 p.m. ET : Jon Rahm, Chez Reavie (Stadium Course) 12:50 p.m. ET: Justin Rose, Zach Johnson (Stadium Course) 1:00 p.m. ET: Sam Burns, Curtis Luck (Stadium Course) 1:20 p.m. ET: Phil Mickelson, Aaron Wise (Stadium Course) MUST-READS Remembering David Duval’s 59 at Desert Classic José de Jesús Rodríguez overcame hardship and tragedy Mickelson flirts with 59 in Round 1 Mickelson finishes strong to maintain lead Hadwin back in contention Luck two shots back going into weekend CALL OF THE DAY For play-by-play coverage from the third round of the Desert Classic, listen on PGATOUR.COM. SHOT OF THE DAY

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The biggest surprise on the PGA Championship leaderboard is not how many Brooks Koepka leads by… it is that one of his closest chasers is Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond. At just 23, he is already a three-time Asian Tour winner and also has a win on the Japan Tour. If he keeps up his form at Bethpage Black, we could be seeing a lot more of him – including in the Presidents Cup this December at Royal Melbourne. Should he finish second alone, he could jump to as high as second on the International Team standings for Ernie Els team. He is currently 16th on the list. Here’s what you need to know about the Thai star. His first name is actually Atiwit. His father was a huge fan of jazz music and gave his son the nickname Jazz. His surname is pronounced “JANNA’-watta-NON’-nond.  He’s a pocket rocket at just 150 pounds and 5-feet, nine-inches tall. He was a member of PGA TOUR Series-China in 2015 as a 19-year old (finished 22nd at Q-School) and went on to play one event, tying for sixth in Zhengzhou.  This is his fourth PGA TOUR start. He missed the cut at the 2017 Charles Schwab Challenge, was T39 at the 2018 CIMB Classic and missed the cut at the 2018 Open Championship. In 2019 he has won the Singapore Open, and has five other top five finishes around the world at the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship (5th), the New Zealand Open (4th), The Maybank Championship Malaysia (3rd), the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open (T5) and the Singa Chiang Mai Open (T4). He is currently ranked 72nd on the Official World Golf Ranking.  Became the youngest golfer to make the cut on the Asian Tour. Turned pro at 14 in 2010. Won his first Asian Tour event at the 2017 Bangladesh Open. Spent two weeks as a monk in Thailand one off-season (2016) and claims it was the key to becoming a winner. He is using a local caddie this week at Bethpage – Jack Miller. Miller is 63 and worked at Bethpage Black since 2009, but is a full-time Frozen Food Manager for King Kullen Grocery Company. He had never been to New York before.

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