Mysuru Open pace-setter Yuvraj Sandhu of Chandigarh will take a three-shot lead into the final day at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club on Friday. Image courtesy PGTI.
By Rahul Banerji
Yuvraj Sandhu dominated Moving Day with a phenomenal 8 under par 62 that included a brace of eagles to extend his lead to three shots at the Mysuru Open on Thursday
Sandhu, in the lead ffrom day one at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club sits on an imposing 22 under total of 188 that has him in touching distance of his third win of the season, the OGTI said.
Chandigarh-based Sandhu (61-65-62), the current PGTI Order of Merit leader, is trailed by Dhaka’s Jamal Hossain (62-65-64) who continued to hold second place for the third straight day on 19-under 191.
The in-form Arjun Prasad of Delhi also had a 64 to move into sole third place on 18 under 192 on another overcast day.
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Chandigarh’s Karandeep Kochhar matched Yuvraj’s first round tournament low of 61 to climb 11 places to tied fourth on 17-under 193. Kochhar’s round featured an eagle and seven birdies.
Alongside him is Italy’s Michele Ortolani (63), who also fired two eagles on Thursday.
Mysore-based pros P. Prabhu and Dhruv Bopanna were tied for 47th on 6 under totals of 204 at the par-70 course.
Sandhu dropped a shot, his first of the event, on the second hole but came roaring back with two birdies and two eagles on the front nine.
On target
He landed his tee shot within two feet of the pin on the Par-4 seventh to pick up his first eagle and then landed his approach to within three feet of the pin on the Par-5 ninth for the second one.
The 28-year-old then produced five consecutive birdies from holes 10 to 14 with some top-notch all-round play.
At one point, Sandhu held a commanding five-shot lead but three dropped shots in his last four holes against one birdie allowed the persevering Hossain to close in.
“I was playing in a different mental zone today, as was evident from my scoring between holes seven and 14,” Sandhu said later.
“I was really enjoying myself out there. It’s the kind of zone that golfers often strive to get into.
“My demeanor and confidence on the course is a direct reflection of the grind that I put myself through during the off-season by pushing myself to the limit.”
Hossain accumulated five birdies over the first 11 holes but then missed some opportunities on the greens as he could only manage two birdies and a bogey over the next seven holes.
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