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title: "Johnston falls back in Austria as Kaneko leads heading into final round"
url: https://www.herespartanburg.com/pool-article/johnston-falls-back-in-austria-as-kaneko-leads-heading-into-final-round/
date: 2026-05-31T03:46:47-04:00
modified: 2026-05-31T03:46:47-04:00
author: ""
site: "HERESpartanburg"
attribution: "HERESpartanburg"
---

# Johnston falls back in Austria as Kaneko leads heading into final round

> Andrew &#8216;Beef&#8217; Johnston fell back after starting the day atop the leaderboard at the Austrian Alpine Open and sits four shots off the pace set by Japan&#8217;s Kota Kaneko heading into Sunday&#8217;s&#8230;

*Source: [HERESpartanburg](https://www.herespartanburg.com/pool-article/johnston-falls-back-in-austria-as-kaneko-leads-heading-into-final-round/) — May 31, 2026 by *

Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston fell back after starting the day atop the leaderboard at the Austrian Alpine Open and sits four shots off the pace set by Japan’s Kota Kaneko heading into Sunday’s final round.

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