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Wi has his sights set on a Volvo

Korea’s Charlie Wi wants to head to next year’s US PGA Tour with a victory in the US$650,000 Volvo Masters of Asia on his already impressive resume.

Wi secured his card for a second stint on the PGA Tour with a joint 16th place finish in the Qualifying School Finals ahead of his appearance in the Asian Tour’s season finale at the Thai Country Club.

He opened with rounds of 71 and 69 and started to climb up the leaderboard during the third round on Saturday with four birdies in 14 holes before dropping two shots in the final three holes to card a 70 for a three-day total of 210, five behind leader Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand.

“It was a bit of a disappointing finish - I missed the green with my approach at 16 and then three putted at the last. It was a tough pin at the 18th today,” said Wi, who won the Maybank Malaysian Open earlier this year, his seventh victory on the Asian Tour.

“The more bogeys you make the tougher it is to catch the leaders but I am still in with a shout. I would need to shoot seven or eight under tomorrow (to win) but it is possible.

“I am not counting myself out of it at this stage, that is for sure.”

Wi, winner of the Volvo China Open in 2001, said that he was excited about his imminent return to the PGA Tour after losing his card in 2005.

“It will be a lot of fun - this time around I know what to expect so I am going into it very much more relaxed,” said the likeable Korean. “It is a totally different feeling than last time.

“I would like to win out there - I know it is possible. That said that is what everyone is looking for. The main priority, of course, will be holding onto to my card.

“I enjoy playing in Asia and I would like to play a few tournaments back out here in 2007.”

December 16, 2006