Jbe Kruger leads Avantha after 66
NEW DELHI -- Jbe Kruger of South Africa shot a 6-under 66 in the third round of the Avantha Masters to take a one-shot lead in the European Tour event.
Kruger fired two eagles and two birdies in a bogey-free round that helped him finish at 11-under 205, a stroke ahead of overnight leader Peter Whiteford of Scotland and two others.
Whiteford had a 72, while Marcel Siem of Germany shot a 68 and Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Gonnet a 69 to join the Scot on 206.
A further stroke behind were six players including Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara, who had nine birdies in a 64, the day's low score.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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