Day three joint leader Saptak Talwar in action at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Image courtesy DP World PGTI.
By Rahul Banerji
Saptak Talwar and Dhruv Sheoran emerged as joint leaders after round three of the DP World PGTI’s $300,000 Indorama Ventures Open at Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Talwar (68-71-69) and Sheoran (69-69-70) were on 8 under par 208, a stroke ahead of former Order of Merit champion Manu Gandas, the DP World PGTI said.
Talwar’s error-free 69 helped him climb three spots while Sheoran’s 70 saw him rise one place on Moving Day.
Gandas’ 67 was the joint low score of the day and saw him gain 11 spots on the leaderboard.
Aryaman Aditya Mohan also struck a 67 to end the round in tied fourth place on 6 under 210 along with Arjun Prasad (69) and Clement Sordet (71) of France.
Talwar, who was overnight tied fourth and two shots off the lead, climbed into contention with a flawless run on Saturday.
The Greater Noida golfer, a winner on the DP World PGTI last year, made his three birdies from between 10 and 20 feet on holes four, eight and 12.
Talwar, who last played at Kalhaar in 2023, said, “I’ve been giving myself a lot of looks at birdies. The putter hasn’t cooperated as much as I would’ve liked.
Minimal errors
“However, I’ve kept the errors out with just three bogeys over the first three days. I feel my game is trending in the right direction. This course is quite demanding off the tees and I feel I’ve done well with those so far.”
Gurgaon’s Dhruv Sheoran has made steady progress at the $300,000 event in Ahmedabad and shares the 54-hole lead. Image courtesy DP World PGTI.
Sheoran, third overnight third one shot off the lead, also continued to make steady progress. The Gurgaon-based player, winner of three titles, had four birdies and two bogeys on Saturday.
Sheoran, a member of the Rajasthan Regals team that won the DP World PGTI’s 72 The League last week, said, “I stuck to my game plan and kept telling myself to keep the ball in play.
“When the wind picked up, I kept the ball under the wind. So, I adapted well to the conditions. I’m excited to contend in round four.
“I will draw on my experiences from 72 The League over the past two weeks. The team competition at the League prepared me well to play in tight situations.”
Joint overnight leaders Jhared Hack and Brijesh Kumar returned cards of 74 and 76 respectively to drop down the leaderboard.
While Hack shared seventh place on 5 under 211, Brijesh was down in a tied for 16th on 3 under 213.
Also read: Brijesh, Hack share lead on day two of Indorama Ventures Open
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