Ajeetesh Sandhu sustained his sturdy grip over the proceedings as he stayed within the lead with the second greatest card of 3-under 69 on the third day of the Vishwa Samudra Open 2024 on the Delhi Golf Membership on Thursday.
The Chandigarh professional was in a spot of bother within the entrance 9, which included an unplayable ball within the bushes within the ninth gap, however recovered remarkably effectively within the again 9 to take his total rating to 11-under 205.
Ajeetesh was two pictures forward of Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh who had slipped after main on the opening day. Jamal shot the perfect card of the day, a 5-under 67, to maintain his hopes of placing one other title. He had gained the final event in Assam.
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M. Dharma (4-under 212), Rashid Khan and Yuvraj Sandhu (3-under 213) aside from Honey Baisoya and Arjun Puri (1-under 215) had been the one others to be beneath par on the difficult course.
Dealing with the powerful swings in fortune, a number of the champion golfers like Mukesh Kumar, SSP Chawrasia and Rahil Gangjee had been in a position to keep on par after three rounds, together with three others, to aspire for a greater end on the ultimate day.
In a single day second, Manish Thakran fell to the joint-Twenty third place following a 9-over 81 on the third day. From being 5-under on the midway stage, he slipped to 4-over 220.
The main scores:
1. Ajeetesh Sandhu (69, 67, 69) 205; 2. Jamal Hossain (Ban) (67, 73, 67) 207; 3. M Dharma (69, 72, 71) 212; 4T. Rashid Khan (70, 71, 72), Yuvraj Sandhu (71, 71, 71) 213; 6T. Honey Baisoya (70, 75, 70), Arjun Puri (72, 70, 73) 215; 8T. Om Prakash Chouhan (75, 68, 73), Mukesh Kumar (71, 72, 73), SSP Chawrasia (75, 68, 73), Shankar Das (74, 70, 72), Rahil Gangjee (4, 71, 71), Udayan Mane (73, 71, 72) 216; 14T. Ok Prabagaran (72, 71, 74), MS Yashas Chandra (70, 73, 74) 217; 16. Ravi Kumar (69, 75, 74) 218.