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Timeless Jimenez leads pack

SPANISH veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez squeezed his way to the front of the pack at the Thailand Classic yesterday, picking up 11 birdies to take a one-shot overnight lead over local boy Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

The 51-year-old Jimenez — the oldest player in the field — got off to a flyer and birdied five of the first 12 holes, ending with a 66 for the day and 133 overall. Kiradech led the chasers, with a five-under par 67 while another local favorite, Thongchai Jaidee, hit a tidy 66, to return to the clubhouse two shots off the pace at the US$2 million tournament in Hua Hin.

The day also brought joy for another Thai, Panuphol Pittayarat, whose reward for a hole-in-one on the 14th par three was a four-storey townhouse worth US$370,000 on the Black Mountain Golf Club resort.

It proved to be ample consolation for a disappointing round that saw him finish two over par and out off contention for the weekend cut.


 

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