Howell eyes record

David Howell has his eyes on a European Tour scoring record as he bids to win the low-scoring TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

Howell leads the tournament by one shot from his Australian playing partner Andrew Buckle after completing three rounds with a 23-under-par-total of 193, the Weybridge-based golfer adding a 66 to previous rounds of 64 and 63 at the Yalong Bay Golf Club.