Pune, April 26, 2012: Om
Prakash Chouhan returned a solid four-under-68 to take a three-stroke
lead in round three of the PGTI Players Championship presented by Oxford
Golf & Country Club. The Mhow-based golfer now has a total of
13-under-203. Delhi’s Rashid Khan and Arshdeep Tiwana of the Golden
Greens Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, share second place at
10-under-206.
Om
Prakash Chouhan (66-69-68), the overnight joint leader along with
Arshdeep Tiwana, got some early breakthroughs with birdies on the first,
third and fifth that helped him open up a lead. Chouhan, who is looking
for his maiden professional title, sank a 12-footer on the first and
followed that up with an amazing tee shot on the par-3 third that
stopped one foot from the pin. Om Prakash chipped-in from the edge on
the fifth to go to three-under for the day.
Chouhan continued to impress as he added birdies on the ninth and 11th. The 25-year-old bogeyed the 12th but made six straight pars thereafter to close the day with a four-under score.
Chouhan
said, “I just took it hole by hole today and did not get ahead of
myself. After sinking birdies early in the round, I focused on playing
consistent golf and making all fairways and greens. I got a good bounce
on the fifth and as a result managed to chip-in.
“My
brother Deepak Chouhan, who is caddying for me, has read the lines well
for me this week and his club suggestion has also been spot-on. Both of
us are combining well this week. I’ll look to target a two-under score
on the final day in order to stay ahead,” added Chouhan.
Two
other youngsters, 21-year-old Rashid Khan (71-66-69) and 24-year-old
Arshdeep Tiwana (67-68-71) are in joint second place at 10-under-206.
Rashid made five birdies and two bogeys in his third round of 69 while
Arshdeep’s 71 on Thursday included four birdies and three bogeys.
Shamim
Khan of Delhi lies in fourth place at eight-under-208 while Pune’s
Pravin Pathare and Harendra Gupta of Chandigarh are in tied fifth at
four-under-212.
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