Rosales trails Thai by three

Filipino Gerald Rosales shot a two-under par 70 Saturday and gained a crack for a first Asian PGA Tour crown as he stood just three strokes off Thai Thongchai Jaidee heading into the final round of the Wills Indian Open in New Delhi, India.

Rosales, the reigning Philippine Open champion, played a steady round at the Classic Golf Resort layout where he gunned down birdies on Nos. 3 and 8th but he said later he could’ve moved within a stroke or two off the leader had he made a couple of short putts.

He had a 208 aggregate for a share of third place with erstwhile leader Indian Jyoti Randhawa (72), Chris Williams of England (72) and Nico Van Rensburg of South Africa (69).

"I could’ve added a couple of birdies more, but I missed some short putts," said the 24-year-old Rosales, whose best finish on the Davidoff Tour is a joint third place finish in the Singapore Open last year.

Jaidee, whom Rosales dominated during their amateur days in the Southeast Asian Games and Putra Cup, fired a 69 as he wrested a one-stroke lead over Scot Ross Bain at 205. Bain shot a 68 for a 206.

Cassius Casas floundered with a 74 as he slid to 40th place with 215, while a stroke farther back at 216 was Rodrigo Cuello, who also had a two-over par card.