Vizag Open Golf: Sunhit Bishnoi overtakes Akshay Sharma to guide after third spherical

Sep 22, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Vizag Open Golf: Sunhit Bishnoi overtakes Akshay Sharma to guide after third spherical

Sunhit Bishnoi of Gurugram shot a three-under 69 in spherical three to maneuver into the lead at nine-under 207 on the Rs. one crore Vizag Open golf championship on the East Point Golf Club (EPGC) right here on Friday.

The 22-year-old Sunhit’s (69-69-69) third straight 69 meant he was well-placed to take a shot at his second title as he loved a slender one-shot benefit over second-placed Akshay Sharma (67-68-73) of Chandigarh.

Shivendra Singh Sisodia (69-69-72), one other Gurugram-based golfer, was in third place at six-under 210.

Sunhit, mendacity tied second and three pictures off the lead on the midway stage, floor it out over his first seven holes on Friday when gusts of wind have been taking part in havoc. He picked up two birdies on that stretch together with a 25-feet conversion on the fifth to shut the hole with the in a single day chief Akshay Sharma.

Bishnoi, who received his maiden title on the PGTI final month, dropped a bogey on the ninth however resumed his cost to the highest of the leaderboard with two extra birdies on the back-nine together with one on the fifteenth the place his method shot from 100 yards lipped out of the opening however arrange a tap-in for him.

Akshay Sharma, the midway chief, had an off day with the putter that noticed him slip one spot to second place. He made 14 greens in regulation because of his strong hitting however his 34 putts meant he ended the day with a 73 that featured two birdies and three bogeys.

Shivendra additionally dropped one spot from tied second to 3rd after his spherical of 72 which included 4 birdies and 4 bogeys. He made a 60-feet conversion on the primary gap and a 40-footer on the seventeenth.

TATA Steel PGTI Rankings chief Om Prakash Chouhan (74) was tied sixth at three-under 213.

Visakhapatnam’s Rahman Mehboob Shorif was positioned 53rd at 13-over 229.

Round 3 Leaderboard

207: Sunhit Bishnoi (69-69-69).

208: Akshay Sharma (67-68-73).

210: Shivendra Singh Sisodia (69-69-72).