Park,
Mizuno JPX A25 Driver who won the Compaq European Grand Prix last year, set a scorching pace by birdieing the first four holes to move from second place overnight behind rookie Matthew Blackey into sole leader on 12 under par.
However he dropped three strokes in the middle of his round,
Mizuno JPX E600 Driver before composing himself once more and making birdie putts of 25 feet and 30 feet at the last two holes for
Golf Clubs his round of 68.
Park will be in the final match
Callaway FT-iQ Driver with
Callaway FT-9 Driver Harrington and Miguel Angel Martin – coincidentally, the person who beat him in a six-hole play-off for the Moroccan Open the week before his victory last year.
Martin shot a 66 to be just one stroke off the pace, while Blackey (71), Jean-Francois Remesy (68) and American Gerry Norquist are tied for fourth on nine under. Norquist, winner of the Malaysian Open in 1999, carded the day’s best round, a seven under par 64.