Bhandari on course

HONG KONG, Dec 6: India's Vivek Bhandari carded his lowest round of the year, a six-under-par 65, to improve his chances of a high finish o...

HONG KONG, Dec 6: India’s Vivek Bhandari carded his lowest round of the year, a six-under-par 65, to improve his chances of a high finish on the third and penultimate day of the $350,000 Anderesen Consulting Golf Open today.

However ace professional Jeev Milka Singh, who has experienced the winning feeling three times on the Omega Tour and a fortnight ago became the first Indian to qualify for next year’s European Tour, paid the price for a poor finish to his third round. Jeev finished the round with a 74.

Jeev, who made the cut by one after scores of 76 and 69, was one under par for the day stepping on to the 14th but had two successive bogeys and a double bogey at the last where he was in trouble off the tee. Jeev finished the round with a 74.

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Bhandari is on four-under-par 209 after three rounds in the specially-approved event on the Omega Tour. The 26-year-old, who is 60th on the Omega Order of Merit with winnings of 31,490 dollars, hit some wonderful iron shots to set up countless birdie chances at the Hong Kong Golf Club.Bhandari had birdies at the third, fourth, ninth, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 15th holes and a solitary bogey at the 14th where he was plugged in a bunker.

Arjun Atwal continued his steady progress in the Hong Kong Open with a one-under-par 70 following back-to-back 71s.

After a double bogey at the seventh, Atwal recovered with birdies at the ninth, 12th and 13th holes.

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