McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Rashid hits third straight 67 to clear up a two-point lead
Continuing his fine run, Delhi's Rashid Khan recorded a straight third five-under-67 to extend a two-stroke lead after the third round of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship.
Published : Dec 23, 2017 20:29 IST
Rashid Khan of Delhi worked out a fine essay of consistency as he carded a straight third five-under-67 to extend a two-stroke lead after the third round of PGTI McLeod Russel Tour Championship here at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club on Saturday.
This will set up an interesting clash in the final round as the first day’s leader Shubhankar Sharma closed in with an error-free five-under-67 to set up the challenge. The 26-year-old Rashid, who is a two-time Asian Tour winner, took his score to 15-under-201 as a result of the third straight 67. Shubhankar, the 21-year-old golfer from Chandigarh who recently notched up a European Tour triumph, overcame the glitches of the second round and improved his position to second place with a tally of 13-under-203. He is going to be the most serious challenger to Rashid as the rest of the field is another five shots behind.
Local favourite SSP Chawrasia (72) was tied 10th at five-under-211.
The scores (after third round): 1. Rashid Khan (67, 67, 67) 201, 2. Shubhankar Sharma (66, 70, 67) 203, 3. Veer Ahlawat (71, 69, 68) 208, 4. Rahil Gangjee (67, 68, 73) 208, 5. Shamim Khan (70, 73, 66) 209, 6. Ajeetesh Sandhu (72, 68, 69) 209, 7. Aman Raj (69, 70, 70) 209, 8. Manu Gandas (71, 72, 67) 210, 9. Sachin Baisoya (69, 72, 69) 210, 10. Khalin Joshi (71, 69, 71) 211, 11. S.S.P. Chawrasia (71, 68, 72) 211. |