Indonesia’s Jonathan Wijono will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters after carding a four-under-par 68 on day two at Royal Long An Golf & Country Club.

The US$100,000 event, the second of the season on the Asian Development Tour, is being played over 54 holes from March 17–19.

Wijono leads on 11-under-par and is chasing his maiden professional victory.

“I feel great. I’ve been hitting it really solid the past few days and I think the putter is really helping me build some confidence and momentum,” he said.

Having previously competed at the venue in 2024, Wijono believes conditions have improved.

“I think it’s in better condition. The putting greens are much faster and rolling purely. A few holes have changed but the feel is kind of the same,” he said. “The wind is not as strong as when I played here before, but I feel confident on this golf course.”

“I’m excited, obviously, trying to get my first win, but we’ll see. I need to stick to my plan, which is just to stay focused on every shot, and we’ll see what happens,” he added. “Of course a win would mean so much to me — a first win and something that would help me internationally as well.”

A key factor behind his recent form has been a switch to a long putter after a difficult spell on the greens.

“I’ve been struggling. When I played in the Philippines I had my trusty putter and was missing two-footers — I think I missed three each day,” he said. “I missed the cut by one, so with six in total it was pretty bad.”

“I changed putter in Selangor which was better, but on some short putts I still felt like I would twitch. My coach said he was fed up with the drama after three years with the putter and told me to be more open-minded and try a long putter — and it works.”

Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond carded a 69 to move into second place on 10-under-par.

“It was a bit tougher today with the wind. It’s been blowing since the morning, but overall I’m in a pretty good position to try and get that win,” said Jazz.

He added that some of the pin positions did not suit his eye but remained satisfied with his position heading into the final round.

“A win would mean a lot more confidence going onto a bigger stage. When you haven’t won for a while, you need to learn how to win again because winning is a skill that you need to practice,” he said. “I’m definitely going to do my best to win tomorrow and give it all I have.”

Jazz also welcomed the prospect of playing alongside Wijono in the final group.

“It will be good if I get to play with Jonny. He’s someone I know already and he’s on the main tour sometimes, so it’s good to play with someone you know.”

Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand pictured in action during Round Two of the US$100,000 Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters at Royal Long An Golf & Country Club on March 18, 2026.

India’s Aman Raj surged into contention with the round of the day, an eight-under-par 64, to move into a tie for third on nine-under alongside Korea’s Seungtaek Oh (69) and Canada’s Henry Lee (68).

Starting on the 10th, Aman made a fast start with a string of birdies.

“Feeling great. I started off pretty well — I had two birdies to start and then another run of three birdies, so I turned at five under,” he said. “Then I made a three-putt on my 10th hole. I was kind of thinking too much about the line, but then I thought, let’s just keep playing and forget about the score.”

He responded strongly to complete the lowest round of the day.

“Soon I got another birdie, then two more in a row, and one more on the eighth, so I just hung in there and I’m glad I completed a low round,” he added.

Aman credited improved driving for his turnaround after a frustrating finish in round one.

“Just keeping myself on the fairway. At the end of the round yesterday my shoulder kind of gave up and I hit three hazards in the last four or five holes,” he said. “I was actually lucky to save bogey from those.”

“If I keep myself on the fairway and keep giving myself chances to make birdies, I think I can keep it going.”

Looking ahead to the final round, Aman is keeping his approach simple.

“Honestly I’m just trying to take it shot by shot, not really thinking about much,” he said. “The weather is nice and windy, and it’s hot as well, so I just hope I keep myself in play and my brain keeps working.”

Vietnam’s Nguyen Nhat Long matched compatriot Nguyen Tuan Anh with a six-under-par 66 to share fifth place alongside Malaysia’s Khavish Varadan (69), Korea’s Jungsoo Yang (67) and Thailand’s Poopirat Klinkesorn (69).

“I was more focused on my pace of play, my routine, and maybe putting a little better — that’s all,” said Long.

Despite the strong round, he admitted the 12th hole continues to trouble him.

“It hits me in a way that’s very hard to explain,” he said. “Yesterday I hit it inside 20 feet and three-putted it, and the last tournament here I had three bogeys there in three days.”

“I think hole 12 is my Kryptonite,” he added with a laugh. “My goal is just to make a par there.”

Amateur Tuan Anh also impressed with a composed performance, carding seven birdies against a single bogey.

Having performed well at this venue last year, the young Vietnamese player acknowledged the added expectation but is pleased with his position heading into the final round.

With the cut being made at three under par, 52 players will contend the final round which starts at 6.32am off two tees.

Main picture: Jonathan Wijono of Indonesia pictured in action during Round Two of the US$100,000 Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters at Royal Long An Golf & Country Club on March 18, 2026.