Mukesh Kumar
Greater Noida, April 25, 2013: Mhow golfer Mukesh Kumar
and Delhi ’s
Manav Jaini hold the joint lead after round three of the Jaypee Greens Open
2013 being played at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida. Mukesh and
Manav have identical scores of 10-uner-206 after three rounds. Harendra Gupta
of Chandigarh
and Mandeo Singh Pathania of Greater Noida are one shot behind the joint
leaders in tied third place.
Mukesh Kumar (72-67-67) climbed from overnight tied fifth
into the joint lead as a result of his brilliant round of five-under-67 which
also happened to be the joint best round of the day. Mukesh was on fire from
the word go on Thursday as he sank four straight birdies from the second
through to the fifth. His tee shot on the par-3 third ended up five feet from
the pin. The 47-year-old then played some outstanding shots with the wedges
that landed within four feet on the fourth and fifth holes.
Mukesh found the bunker on the eighth and as a result
dropped his lone bogey of the day. However, he recovered well from the bunker
on the 15th to earn a birdie. The seasoned campaigner holed a 15-footer
for his final birdie of the day on the 17th.
“I hit it extremely close today and enjoyed a golden phase
from the second to the fifth where everything landed within five feet. The
third shot from 130 yards out on the fourth hole ended up just four feet short
of the flag. That was easily the best shot of the day. My confidence is high going
into the final round as I’m playing some solid golf having dropped just one
bogey in the last two rounds,” said Mukesh.
Manav Jaini (68-67-71) held on to his overnight joint lead
with a resolute one-under-71 on Thursday. Jaini had an ordinary start as he
bogeyed the first hole for the third day in succession. He found the bunker on
the first and missed an up and down from there. Manav then salvaged his round
by converting 15-footers for birdies on the sixth and 12th. He had a good par
save on the 15th where he made a chip-putt from the front edge.
Jaini said, “I’ve had a great week so far as I’ve been
striking it well and have dropped just three bogeys in three days.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t land it close enough today. All my putts had a chance
but most of them rolled past the hole. I’ll have to play with a lot of
intensity in order to have a chance in the final round.”
Harendra Gupta (67-71-69) and Mandeo Singh Pathania
(67-68-72) are in tied third place with matching totals of nine-under-207.
M Dharma of Bangalore is a further stroke back in fifth
place.
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