Pagunsan fails to gain ground in Japan tilt

JUVIC PAGUNSAN had another rollercoaster round, coming up with a 71 on Saturday in the Casio World Open on the Japan Tour.

The Filipino shotmaker was at 215 after firing 73 and a 71 in the first two rounds, 12 strokes off leader Jung-Gon Hwang of South Korea, who had a third-round 68.

Pagunsan, the top money earner on the Asian Tour last year who is now looking to make a mark on the Japan Tour, had six birdies but also had three bogeys and a double-bogey.

Hwang was one stroke ahead of Kunihiro Kamii and Kyung-Tae Kim, who both also shot 68s.