Campbell takes over lead in Alfred Dunhill Master<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A two stroke penalty did not impose any danger
\nto William Campbell's battle to take over the lead after three
\nrounds of the Alfred Dunhill Master golf championship with a
\nsizzling 14-under par-202 yesterday.<\/p>\n
New Zealand's Campbell was penalized by two strokes under Rule
\n13-4b for \"touching sand in bunker during backswing\" at the 209-
\nyard, par three fourth hole.<\/p>\n
Campbell's 4-under par-68 yesterday gave him a 54-hole total
\nof 202 and one-shot advantage over Craig Parry of Australia, who
\nwas the sole lead overnight.<\/p>\n
Yesterday was the big day for local golfers as Budiono headed
\nIndonesia's five (not four as reported on Friday) survivors to go
\nonto the third round.<\/p>\n
The stocky Bali-based Budiono was bunched in the joint 22nd
\nplace with eight players including world top golfer Vijay Singh
\nof Fiji who finished the round with 5-under par-211.<\/p>\n
Indonesia fields six seasoned golfers in the event, with only
\none missing the cut at 144 on Thursday when Sumarno, who played
\nin the 1983 World Cup, was forced to stop from further contention
\nfor carding a 147.<\/p>\n
The other four local players are Burhan Bora who was at 215
\ntogether with Ilyasyak and Kasiyadi and Maan Naasim who carded a
\npoor 3-over par-219.<\/p>\n
Although Campbell was not aware that his club made contact
\nwith the sand, he accepted the word of playing partner Greg
\nChalmers and Parry's brother-caddie Glenn as they made their way
\ndown to the fifth fairway.<\/p>\n
Said Campbell: \"The rules are black and white. If you touch
\nthe sand in a bunker then it's a two-shot penalty. I accepted it
\nbut was mad at myself after that.\"<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Maori, who trailed Parry by three strokes
\novernight, put the fourth-hole \"disaster\" behind him to storm
\nhome in 6-under 30 after firing five blistering birdies. It was
\nthe best second nine of the week, and displaced the Australian
\nfrom the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n
\"I didn't feel anything (sand) at all. It was their word
\nagainst mine. But these guys are very honest and I'm glad they
\ntold me about it straight away,\" said Campbell, who blasted out
\nof the greenside trap and two-putted. With the two penalty
\nstrokes he ran up at the ninth to turn in 2-over 38.<\/p>\n
Parry said he had not seen the incident at the fourth hole.
\n\"As Mike was preparing his shot I could see he was getting close
\nto the sand and I turned away, remembering what happened last
\nyear,\" said Parry, recalling an incident in last year's inaugural
\nAlfred Dunhill Masters in Bali that led to the disqualification
\nof runaway leader Nick Faldo.<\/p>\n
Television evidence confirmed that the rising star clipped the
\nsand during his backswing.<\/p>\n
While attention focused on Campbell and Parry, five other
\nplayers remained very much in contention for the first prize of
\n$72,000, the biggest cash on offer in the history of golf in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
Going into the final round, Australian Gavin Coles and
\nSweden's Mathias Gronberg are tied of third place on 205 after
\nrounds of 67 and 69 respectively.<\/p>\n
A further stroke back in joints fifth are Australian David
\nPodlich and Welshman Mark Mouland with Ian Woosnam alone in
\nseventh place on 207 after a 68 which included a solitary bogey
\nat the 18th.<\/p>\n
The best round of the day was posted by Australian Anthony
\nPainter whose 6-under par-66 hoisted him into a share of eighth
\nplace with seven other players on 209. (rsl)<\/p>",
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