GOLF
Shubhankar Sharma falters in third spherical, slips to tied-14
Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma faltered as he carded an underwhelming 1-over 72 and dropped from tied-second to tied-14th on the Acciona Open de Espana on Sunday.
After two rounds of 66, Sharma struggled on the third day as he had three bogeys and a double bogey towards 4 birdies.
Sharma is now 9-under for 3 days, and he wants some good outcomes to make sure a berth within the season-ending DP World Tour Championships.
Earlier, Manu Gandas missed the lower.
Matthieu Pavon took a two-shot lead into the ultimate spherical as he maintained his implausible kind with a 66 on the Membership de Campo Villa de Madrid.
The 30-year-old Frenchman has led the way in which since carding a gap 63 within the Spanish capital and produced a assured show of front-running to get to 16 below after 54 holes.
Pavon remains to be on the lookout for a maiden win on the World Tour however has two victories on the Alps Tour and has completed second thrice on every of the European Problem and World Excursions.
England’s Nathan Kimsey was his closest challenger after a 65, two away from native favorite Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, French duo Romain Langasque and Mike Lorenzo-Vera and South African Zander Lombard.
Kimsey has gained each the Qualifying College and the Street To Mallorca however has but to style victory on the World Tour after shedding out to Vincent Norrman in a play-off on the Barbasol Championship.
Dane Marcus Helligkilde, Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Frenchman Julien Guerrier and England’s Eddie Pepperell have been then at 11 below, one away from Dan Bradbury, who made his third hole-in-one of the season with a 226-yard 4 iron on the third.
-PTI