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Buckle & Dyson enjoy Jakarta event

Simon Dyson
Simon Dyson

Australia's Andrew Buckle and England's Simon Dyson share the lead after the third round of the Indonesia Open, the duo moving three shots clear of the field on 15-under-par 201.

Taiwan's Wang Ter-chang stood alone in third place on 12 under after the 43-year-old fired a two-under-par 70 around the lush Emaralda Golf Club in the co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event.

Sharing fourth place on 206 were four players - India's Shiv Kapur (66), Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee (72), second-round leader Stephen Dodd of Wales (74) and Cork's David Higgins (69), who was joint-leader after the opening round.

The 28-year-old Dyson is a regular visitor to the region after making headlines in his first year, when three victories in 2000 helped him win the Asian Tour order of merit.

On Saturday, the Yorkshireman eagled the first and added four birdies against a single bogey to post a five-under 67 that moved him to the top of the leaderboard after starting the day two shots behind Dodd in a share for second.

Buckle's charge was even more spectacular, with the 23-year-old Australian firing a flawless, seven birdie 65 to climb up from fifth place overnight. He is searching for a first victory since capturing the 2002 Queensland Open.

Defending champion and last season's Asian Tour order of merit winner Thaworn Wiratchant could manage only a 71 and lay nine shots off the lead in a tie for 21st.

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