Mukesh Kumar (67-69-66), who was overnight tied third, had
an ordinary start to the day when he bogeyed on the first. The 47-year-old
veteran, now staring at his sixth IndianOil XtraPremium Masters title, rallied
with an outstanding 20-feet eagle putt on the third. He continued to putt well
as he sank birdie putts from 10 feet, eight feet and six feet on the fifth,
sixth and eighth respectively. Mukesh added another birdie on the
13th after his chip from the bunker landed within a foot of the hole.
Mukesh said, “My hitting was very accurate today since I
made the greens in regulation on all the holes. I did well to convert two left
to right putts on the third and fifth holes today. These putts were crucial as
left to right putts have been my problem area over the last two seasons. I have
the confidence going into the final round as I have won at this venue on five
previous occasions. I know the course conditions very well.”
Vishal Singh (67-65-72), the overnight leader, and Harendra
Gupta (69-67-68) are in joint second position with total scores of
nine-under-204. While Vishal made two birdies, a bogey and a double bogey in
his round of 72, Harendra posted three birdies in his bogey-free round of 68.
Rudresh Sharma of Delhi ,
the first round leader, is placed fourth at six-under-207.
Vinod Kumar’s 65 was the best round of the day. It placed
him fifth at five-under-208. The Delhi
golfer’s spectacular round included two eagles, four birdies and two bogeys.
Vinod drove the green on the par-4 third hole and landed it within a foot of
the pin for eagle. His other eagle came on the par-5 11th hole where his
second shot landed within inches of the hole. Vinod narrowly missed out on a
third eagle on the 15th as his putt lipped-out.
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