Runaway Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu shot an extraordinary 10 under par 61 to extend his lead after day three of the Players Championship at Clover Greens on Thursday. Image courtesy PGTI.
By Rahul Banerji
Form man Yuvraj Sandhu fired a stunning 10 under par 61, his best score in two years, to lead by three strokes after 54 holes of the PGTI Players Championship at Clover Greens near Hosur on Thursday.
The 28-year-old from Chandigarh, current PGTI Order of Merit leader, who is 18 holes away from his fourth title of the season and the second in two weeks, was 22 under 191, the PGTI said.
Pune Olympian Udayan Mane (67-65-62), tied for second overnight, carded a 9 under 62 on Thursday to move into sole second on 19 under 194.
Delhi’s Kshitij Naveed Kaul (68-67-64) moved up one place into third on 14 under 199.
Teenage amateur Veer Ganapathy of Bangalore returned a 63 to share sixth position on 11under 202.
Sandhu (63-67-61), looking to become wire-to-wire champion for the second week in a row, extended his overnight two-shot lead with a tournament low of 61 that was punctuated by five birdies on either side of the turn.
Bogey-free
Sandhu’s error-free round featured two drives that found the greens on Par-4 holes, two 12-feet conversions, two zeroed-in nine-iron approach shots and a couple of quality up and downs.
“It was all about continuing the momentum from the previous rounds,” Sandhu said later.
“I finally broke nine-under after almost two years, so that’s a big personal achievement for me as it was something I had been aiming to do.
“The game is trending in a good way, I feel comfortable while standing on the ball and am quite confident with the putter.
“I worked a lot on my driver’s fitting with my coach Gurbaaz Mann during the off-season. That seems to be paying off as my driving form has also been top-notch.
“Would now love to sign off on a high after three weeks on the PGTI before heading to the Asian Tour next week.”
Mane’s 62 was highlighted by a 16-foot eagle conversion on the 12th along with seven other birdies.
The 34-year-old, searching for his first win in four years, also sank a 40-footer on the 17th and drove the Par-4 15th green to set up birdies.
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