Golf: Wiesberger breaks away in Ballantine’s

SEOUL: Bernd Wiesberger was within a round of claiming his maiden European Tour victory after running away with the lead at Ballantine’s Championship yesterday. The 25-year-old Austrian fired a second successive seven-under 65 to take a stranglehold on the tournament at Blackstone Golf Club. His three-round total of 202, 14-under-par, stretched his overnight lead to five shots over Australia’s Marcus Fraser, who struggled to cling on to his playing partner’s coat tails with a 69. A shot further back were England’s Oliver Fisher (67) and Chile’s Felipe Aguilar who carded a four-under 68. “I think that’s what you call a great day at the office,” said Wiesberger. “It was fun out there. I enjoyed myself.”

Published in The Express Tribune, April 29^th, 2012.