Atwal shares lead

Atwal moved to the top of the leaderboard again, thanks to a four-under-par 31 on the back nine. Ballesteros carded a 74, while the tournament8217;s other star attraction Sam Torrance finished with a 71.

8220;It was fun playing with Seve. I played with Vijay Singh in the third round in the Taiwan Open a few months ago and he told me to play your own game and don8217;t think about who you are playing with. I wasn8217;t at all nervous,8221; said Atwal. The 27 year old holed a 25 footer for par on the first to set him on his way and in gusty weather he did well to make only one bogey in the day.

8220;I8217;ve been working with my coach Sam Frost on a better tempo, particularly when I8217;m putting. I have to maintain the right thoughts and keep it slow and keep it low,8221; added Atwal, who also won the Indian Open last year.

Scores: 65: Arjun Atwal Ind, Stephen Lindskog Swe, Yeh Wei-Tze Twn; 67: Scott Hend Aus, Derek Fung Hkg, Chris Gray Aus; 68: Lin Chien-Bing Twn, Mike Cunning USA; 69: Danny Zarate Phi, Suthep Bunpimuck Tha, Mardan Mamat Sin; 70: Simon Yates Sco, Hsieh Yu-Shu Twn, Prayad Marksaeng Tha, Viktor Gustavsson Swe, Marc Farry Fra, Justin Hobday Rsa; 71: Cameron Percy Aus, James Kingston Rsa, Hendrik Buhrmann Rsa, Alex Cejka Ger, Craig Kamps Rsa, Soren Hansen Den, Sam Torrance Sco, David Podlich Aus, Justin Cooper Aus Clay Devers USA; 72: Adrian Percey Aus Aaron Meeks USA, Scott Taylor USA.