Driving Naari Programme launched in Chandigarh
Jakarta, December 17
Shubhankar Sharma was back to his birdie-gathering ways with five birdies in six holes before lightning forced a suspension of play yet again during the third round of the Indonesian Masters today.
Sharma, who won the Joburg Open last week, was 5-under through 11 holes in the third round and 11-under for the tournament.
At tied-6th, Sharma was five shots behind leader Justin Rose of England.
Lightning and thunderstorms have hit the event since the second day. Play will resume at 6.15am tomorrow with the fourth round scheduled to commence at 7.30am.
S Chikkarangappa was 1-under through eight holes and 10-under for 44 holes.
Ajeetesh Sandhu (3-under through 14) and Shiv Kapur (even-par through 11) were both 7-under at tied-23rd. Gaganjeet Bhullar (1-over through 11) was 5-under at tied-33rd, while Honey Baisoya (even-par through 15) and Jyoti Randhawa (1-under through 11) were tied-44 at 3-under.
Rose returned to the starting tee after completing his second round early this morning. He raced ahead with two birdies in his opening three holes before extending his advantage with another birdie on the fifth. The Olympics gold medallist then parred his next three holes to stay ahead of the chasing pack at 16-under before play was suspended.
Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent and Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat trailed Rose by three shots at 13-under through eight holes, while Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai and Korea’s Giwhan Kim were a further shot back.
