Shin hits 2 eagles for 65, grabs 2-shot lead

Micah Shin unleashed his power early and hit two eagles then checked an impending skid with three closing birdies to rally from joint fourth to the top of the heap with a 65 in the pivotal third round of the Philippine Golf Tour Asia’s Summit Point World 18 Challenge in Lipa City, Batangas on Friday.

Shin, whose lean frame defies his power off the tee, gunned down eagles on Nos. 3 and 9 off solid drives and long irons and birdied the three other par-5s, the last on No. 16 that spiked his fiery birdie-birdie-birdie windup that more than made up for his double bogey mishap on the par-4 15th of the Summit Point Golf Club.