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CG Open Golf:
Shamim Khan climbs on top
Friday October 05, 2012 07:48:13 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: Delhi's Shamim
Khan climbed to the top of the leader board with a fiery
four-under-66 in round three of the CG Open Golf here Friday.
Shamim's total score now reads 11-under-199. Rashid Khan, another
Delhi golfer, is placed second as he trails Shamim by one stroke.
Shamim (65-68-66), who was tied second overnight, enjoyed a good
start to the day as he picked up a birdie on the first. However, a
couple of missed chip-putts led to bogeys for Shamim on the second
and seventh.
A 10-feet birdie putt on the par-3 eighth got him back to
level-par for the day. Thereon, the 34-year-old made further
breakthroughs with birdies on the 11th and 16th and a spectacular
eagle on the 18th. He sank a 25-footer on the 11th and a 20-footer
on the 18th which gave him the lead.
"I had a brilliant day with the putter. I got my rhythm going
after the 10-feet birdie putt on the eighth. Unlike round two, I
putted really well on the back-nine today. The 20-feet eagle putt
on the closing 18th helped me finish the day as the leader and did
a lot for my confidence going into the final round," said Shamim.
Rashid (69-65-66) moved up from overnight tied fourth to second
place after posting a 66. He got off to a flying start in round
three with birdies on the first, second and fourth holes. The
21-year-old dropped a bogey on the eighth but did well to end the
day with birdies on the 17th and 18th. His total now stands at
10-under-200.
"I made some really good chip-putts today. I landed my chip shots
within a foot for birdies on the fourth and 18th and within two
feet for par saves on the 11th, 12th and 14th. I also sank a
30-footer for birdie on the second," said Rashid.
"I finished tied fifth at the CG Open last year so I would like to
improve on that."
Another Delhiite Vinod Kumar (69-65-67) made a move from overnight
tied fourth to tied third after a round of 67. After making two
birdies and two bogeys on the front-nine, Vinod picked up the pace
on the back-nine with three birdies. He closed the day with a
total of nine-under-201.
Chandigarh's Harendra Gupta (65-66-70), the round two leader,
slipped to tied third in round three after returning an
even-par-70 that included three birdies and three bogeys.
Kolkata's SSP Chowrasia lies fifth at seven-under-203.
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