Playing on his home course, the bubbly Panuphol returned with a bogey free card to lead on 13-under-par 197 and put himself in prime position to win his second Asian Tour title at the Thai Country Club. Asian Tour rookie Kurt Kitayama stayed in the title hunt following a 66 to share fourth place with four-time Asian Tour winner, Chapchai Nirat, who fired a blistering 64 for a 200 total. It was hot and humid after the rain suspension but the two last birdies made my day," said Panuphol. I want to win the Thailand Open but if I don't, I hope another Thai player will." The last time the Thailand Open had two back-to-back local winners was in 1991 (Suthep Meesawat) and 1992 (Boonchu Ruangkit).

Source: Bangkok Post June 09, 2018 21:33 UTC