Date: November 22, 2008
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Aussie duo in the hunt

Australian duo Mark Hensby and Richard Lee remain on track after three rounds at the PGA Tour&aposs Q-School – Second Stage in Beaumont, California. Hensby and Lee both share 11th spot at seven-under par, five shots behind leader Steve Friesen, who has a one stroke buffer on Jesse Mueller. David McKeznie couldn&apost repeat the heroics that saw him share equal second spot after round two, shooting a five-over par 77 at the Oak Valley Golf Club to drop down to a tie for 20th. With approximately the top 20 players qualifying for the final stage, McKenzie will have to be at his best in the final round. Phil Tataurangi (T44) and Luke Hickmott (68th) have struggled to fire in this tournament are out of contention heading into the final day. The other Aussie in the field, Nick Flanagan, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to back spasms. In Lantana, Texas, Andrew Bonhomme had a steady one-under par third round to be in a tie for 10th place four shots behind leaders Matt Richardson and Jimmy Walker. David Lutterus (T34th) will need a superb final round to get inside the top 20, while Steven Bowditch (T59th) and Aaron Townsend (72) are out of contention. Second Stage – Lantana -5: Matt Richardson 70 74 67, Jimmy Walker 68 73 70 -4: Tyler Aldridge 71 72 69, Brian Vranesh 72 69 71, Henrik Bjornstad 69 71 72 -3: Peter Gustafsson 71 73 69, Erick Justesen 73 71 69 -2: Wil Collins 70 74 70, Casey Devoll 67 71 76 -1: Martin Flores 72 74 69, Justin Walters 71 74 70, Kris Cox 70 76 69, Martin Piller 72 73 70, Stuart Deane 68 76 71, Andrew Bonhomme 67 76 72 (Australia), Michael Sims 70 73 72 E: Alan Morin 74 74 68, Ted Oh 74 74 68, Andrew Dresser 70 72 74, Bryn Parry 75 66 75 Second Stage – Beaumont -12: Steve Friesen 68 69 67 -11: Jesse Muller 70 67 68 -9: Jeff Hart 70 67 70, S S Hong 68 68 71 -8: Jim Rutledge 71 69 68, James Oh 70 69 69, Ted Purdy 70 65 73, Craig Kanada 66 70 72, Alex Aragon 65 69 74, James Drew 68 67 73 -7: Y E Yang 71 70 68, Richard Lee (Australia) 67 73 69, Kent Eger 70 67 72, Mark Hensby (Australia) 68 70 71, Aaron Watkins 68 70 71 -6: Brian Smock 70 70 70, Chris Baryla 71 67 72 -5: Frank Adams III 69 73 69, Dustin White 69 72 70 -4: Clay Ogden 71 71 70, Chris Anderson 68 73 71, Marc Lawless 72 69 71, Doug LaBelle II 70 70 72, Tyrone Van Aswegen 70 69 73, David McKenzie (Australia) 70 65 77