Only three left standing...

THE 22-strong Malaysian contingent in the Maybank Malaysian Open was cut short to only three, as 19 others fell by the wayside at the rain-battered Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
  While S. Murthy, Danny Chia and amateur Gavin Kyle Green will see action until Sunday, the most notable exit was made by Shaaban Hussin.
  Shaaban was the only Malaysian who made the half-way cut in the Open last year, but he was shown the exit door after rounds of 75-74 for a total of five over 149.
  The cut was set at 144.
  The other pprofessionals who failed were Sukree Othman (73-72), Nicholas Fung (72-75), S. Siva Chandran (72-75), R. Nachimuthu (70-80), Rashid Ismail 81-69), Kenneth de Silva 74-77) and P. Gunasegaran (77-75).
  While the amateurs who gained valuable two-rounds of practice were Solomon Emilio (77-70), Arie Fauzi (74-75), Low Khai Jei (82-73), Abel Tam (76-81) and Afif Mohamed (83-82).