M Dharma Ranjit Singh and Kapil Kumar tied at top after penultimate round
Ahmedabad Feb 24 PTI Bengalurus M Dharma Chandigarhs Ranjit Singh and Kapil Kumar of Delhi were in a three-way tie for the lead after the third day of the Gujarat Open Golf Championship here on ThursdayThe trio were placed at 10-under 206 at the Kalhaar Blues Greens Golf Club as the tournament is headed for a fascinated finishKarandeep Kochhar another Chandigarh golfer and Delhis Arjun Prasad were two strokes adrift of the joint leaders in tied fourth place at the Rs 40 lakh eventM Dharma 72-69-65 struck the days best score of seven-under 65 to gain 12 spots on the leaderboard Dharmas putter was on fire early on as he sank some long putts to pick up an eagle and five birdies on the first 10 holesDharma a two-time winner on the PGTI then endured a tough stretch when he double-bogeyed the 13th after finding the hazard and missed a short birdie putt on the 14th However he regained his touch with birdies on the 15th and 17thThe seasoned Ranjit Singh 70-68-68 looking for his first title moved up three places with his second successive 68 on ThursdayRanjit had a quiet front-nine with a birdie and a bogey but made a move on the back-nine with five birdies and a bogey He capped his round with an outstanding approach on the 18th that landed within a couple of feet of the flagKapil Kumar 68-67-71 who was overnight second and two off the lead kept himself in the hunt for his maiden title with a 71 riding on his good driving and putting form Kapils three birdies included some quality chip-putts He also dropped two bogeysKarandeep Kochhar 64-75-69 who returned a 75 in round two came back into contention with a 69 on day threeArjun Prasad 73-65-70 carded a 70 on Thursday to continue in tied fourth place at eight-under 208Round two leader Tapy Ghai of Delhi shot a 76 to drop to tied sixth place at seven-under 209Among the Gujarat-based golfers Anshul Patel 73-70-72 was the highest-placed as he occupied tied 18th at one-under 215 The other two local golfers Varun Parikh one-over 217 and Shravan Desai eight-over 224 were placed tied 23rd and tied 37th respectively PTI ATK KHS KHS
Ahmedabad Feb 24 PTI Bengalurus M Dharma Chandigarhs Ranjit Singh and Kapil Kumar of Delhi were in a three-way tie for the lead after the third day of the Gujarat Open Golf Championship here on ThursdayThe trio were placed at 10-under 206 at the Kalhaar Blues Greens Golf Club as the tournament is headed for a fascinated finishKarandeep Kochhar another Chandigarh golfer and Delhis Arjun Prasad were two strokes adrift of the joint leaders in tied fourth place at the Rs 40 lakh eventM Dharma 72-69-65 struck the days best score of seven-under 65 to gain 12 spots on the leaderboard Dharmas putter was on fire early on as he sank some long putts to pick up an eagle and five birdies on the first 10 holesDharma a two-time winner on the PGTI then endured a tough stretch when he double-bogeyed the 13th after finding the hazard and missed a short birdie putt on the 14th However he regained his touch with birdies on the 15th and 17thThe seasoned Ranjit Singh 70-68-68 looking for his first title moved up three places with his second successive 68 on ThursdayRanjit had a quiet front-nine with a birdie and a bogey but made a move on the back-nine with five birdies and a bogey He capped his round with an outstanding approach on the 18th that landed within a couple of feet of the flagKapil Kumar 68-67-71 who was overnight second and two off the lead kept himself in the hunt for his maiden title with a 71 riding on his good driving and putting form Kapils three birdies included some quality chip-putts He also dropped two bogeysKarandeep Kochhar 64-75-69 who returned a 75 in round two came back into contention with a 69 on day threeArjun Prasad 73-65-70 carded a 70 on Thursday to continue in tied fourth place at eight-under 208Round two leader Tapy Ghai of Delhi shot a 76 to drop to tied sixth place at seven-under 209Among the Gujarat-based golfers Anshul Patel 73-70-72 was the highest-placed as he occupied tied 18th at one-under 215 The other two local golfers Varun Parikh one-over 217 and Shravan Desai eight-over 224 were placed tied 23rd and tied 37th respectively PTI ATK KHS KHS
