Louis Philippe Cup: Udayan, Rashid share lead at end of 3rd round

Udayan Mane and Rashid Khan shared the lead at the end of the third round of the Louis Philippe Cup golf tournament, tied on 9-under 201 overall, four shots clear of the field.

Rashid Khan moved up to join-first at the end of day three of the Louis Philippe Cup.

Udayan Mane and Rashid Khan shared the lead at the end of the third round of the Louis Philippe Cup golf tournament, at Prestige Golfshire here on Thursday. The duo are tied on 9-under 201 overall, four shots clear of the field.

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Udayan carded a one-under 69, his third straight sub-par round, to go on top. Argentine Miguel Carballo, who held the lead overnight, recorded a poor four-over 74 and slipped to tied-third position.

Rashid, a two-time winner on the Asian Tour, carded a fine three-under 67 to move up. He caught fire on the back-nine, making birdies on the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th holes. Local hope Khalin Joshi joined Carballo in third position.

The scores: 201: Udayan Mane (63, 69, 69), Rashid Khan (70, 64, 67); 205: Miguel Carballo (ARG) (63, 68, 74), Khalin Joshi (66, 68, 71); 206: Rahil Gangjee (69, 69, 68), Marcus Both (68, 70, 68), Om Prakash (65, 67, 74), Mukesh Kumar (67, 69, 70), Sanjeev Kumar (70, 70, 66).