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Miñoza stays at 46th after 72

The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - Frankie Miñoza hardly recovered from a disastrous 78 Friday as he shot a two-over 72 and remained at 46th with nine others even as German ace Bernhard Langer took charge with a four-under 66 in the third round of The Senior Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, Merseyide, England Saturday.

While Miñoza came up with a gutsy backside stint which he all parred after an atrocious four-over 40 in the second round, the Filipino ace still failed to gain ground with one bogey and one double bogey with a lone birdie at the front.

With a 218 aggregate, the Filipino bet lay 17 strokes off Langer, who birdied two of the last four holes to shoot a 66 for a 54-hole total of 210.

He stood three shots clear of South African David Frost, who turned in a third straight 68 for a 204 while erstwhile leader Mark Wiebe of the US slid to third at 205 after a 70.

The rest fell six shots adrift with Sandy Lyle firing a 69 to tie first day leader Gene Sauers and Peter Fowler, who both matched par 70s at 207. Peter Senior was another stroke behind at 208 after a 69.

Miñoza, who surprised the elite field with a two-under 68 Thursday, opened with a bogey for the second time in three days, then dropped two strokes on No. 6 before birdying the par-3 seventh. He parred the last 11 holes.

BERNHARD LANGER

ENGLAND SATURDAY

FRANKIE MI

GENE SAUERS AND PETER FOWLER

MARK WIEBE

PETER SENIOR

ROYAL BIRKDALE

SANDY LYLE

SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

SOUTH AFRICAN DAVID FROST

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