Mithun Perera
Mithun Perera (69-67-64), who shot a bogey-free round on
Thursday, hit a purple patch with three consecutive birdies from the fifth
through the seventh and thus made the turn at three-under. On the back nine,
Mithun had another golden run of three consecutive birdies from the
10th through the 12th. The three-time winner on the PGTI made his last
birdie of the day on the 17th to end up with a blemish-free round of 64.
“It was great to have a bogey-free round today. A
seven-under- 64 is obviously a good score, but it could have been better as I
had a few near misses. The course is in really good condition and greens are
playing better than previous rounds. I think ‘local knowledge’ helped me a lot,
particularly with the speed of the greens. I hope I can continue to exploit the
local conditions and capitalize on the three-shot lead,” said Perera, who
climbed from overnight tied sixth to the top of the leaderboard.
Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (70-64-69) stayed within striking
distance of Mithun with a two-under-69 that gave him a cumulative score of
10-under. Zamal started with a bogey on the first but then birdied holes 4, 5,
7, 10 and 11. Back-to-back bogeys on 14, 16 and 17 pushed him back but he sank
another close putt on 18th to finish his round with a birdie.
Overnight leader Anura Rohana had a tough day on the greens
and came up with a one-over-72 to lie in third place at
nine-under-204. “My hitting was decent but putting let me down. I could
not convert some close putts and was a little unfortunate on the eighth where
my 20-foot putt came to rest on the edge of the hole. I hope for the best
tomorrow,” said Anura.
Rashid Khan and Chiragh Kumar were the highest-ranked
Indians after round three. Both the golfers are five shots behind the leader at
eight-under-205 in tied fourth.
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