Herbert closes on third DP World Tour title in Japan

Australia’s Lucas Herbert is eyeing a 3rd DP World Tour victory, one shot off the lead heading into the ultimate spherical of the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan.

Herbert shot a two-under 68 third spherical at PGM Ishioka GC on Saturday to succeed in 12 underneath and he trails solely Canada’s Aaron Cockerill, who rocketed to the lead with a 64.

The winner of the tour’s 2020 Dubai Desert Basic and 2021 Irish Open, 27-year-old Herbert will begin the ultimate day tied second with Scotland’s David Regulation, who additionally had a 64.

“There’s nothing else I wish to do tomorrow apart from win,” mentioned Herbert, who can also be a PGA Tour winner within the US.

I do not know that I’ll have to shoot a 63 tomorrow. Only a good, stable spherical that retains the bogeys off the scorecard will most likely go fairly shut.”

“I do not know that I’ll have to shoot a 63 tomorrow. Only a good, stable spherical that retains the bogeys off the scorecard will most likely go fairly shut.”

Cockerill opened his third spherical with a hat-trick of birdies earlier than making 4 extra positive factors and a single bogey to hit the entrance.

He mentioned: “Dream begin. I hit it shut the primary couple of holes. Made a 10-footer, hit it shut for eagle on the fifth and truly missed it.

“However yeah, simply an superior begin and simply sort of performed regular the remainder of the best way, however total an excellent day.”

Scotland’s Grant Forrest was in a tie for fourth alongside Japanese duo Rikuya Hoshino and Takumi Kanaya on 11 underneath.

with AAP

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