SHANGHAI — Blake Windred of Australia ended a rough back nine Saturday with a 5-foot birdie to salvage a 2-over 74 and join a four-way tie for the lead going into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur.
Ren Yonezawa of Japan had the lead until missing a short par putt on the par-5 18th. He shot a 73.
They were at 8-under 208, along with Yung-Hua Liu of Taiwan and Yuto Katsuragawa of Japan, who each shot 69 at Sheshan International.
In the previous 10 editions of the Asia-Pacific Amateur, there had never been a tie after 54 holes.