Lascuña just 2 off lead

Antonio Lascuña fired a 4-under-par 68 and stayed two strokes off the lead after three rounds of the Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational in Malaysia Saturday.

With earlier rounds of 66-71, Lascuña had a three-round total of 205 in a three-way tie for second behind Malaysian Airil Rizman, who grabbed the lead with a 66.

Tied with Lascuña were Malaysian Danny Chia (68) and Thailand’s Atthaphon Prathummanee (70) who was in a three-way deadlock for the lead with Juvic Pagunsan and fellow Thai Varut Chomchalam at the halfway mark Friday.

Pagunsan carded a 73 after earlier rounds of 69-66 and fell five strokes behind at 208. Angelo Que (70-73-67) stood at 210 while Mars Pucay (69-59-73) was at 211.

The $165,000 tournament is the richest in the circuit.