Delhi’s Arjun additional strengthened his lead after spherical three.
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Overnight chief Arjun Prasad of Delhi shot a 4-beneath 68 to take care of his lead for the second day on the trot within the Rs. 1 crore Tamil Nadu Open golf, introduced by SIPCOT and TANCEM, on the par-72 Coimbatore Golf Club course in Chettipalayam right here on Thursday.
After returning with two-beneath 70s within the first two rounds, Arjun determined to take it one shot at a time. He began the day with a birdie on the second however faltered with a bogey within the very subsequent gap. However, he walked his journey with confidence, stayed targeted and fired 5 birdies on his approach again to complete with a 3-day tally of eight-beneath 208 for a six-shot lead.
The 26-yr-previous, ranked second within the 2025 PGTI Order of Merit, has now strengthened his possibilities of clinching his maiden title.
“I started well and then had a solid phase with a row of pars where I kept the ball in play. On the back-nine, I started hitting it closer and reaped the rewards for it with more birdies,” mentioned Arjun. “I have hit good tee shots and given myself lots of chances on the greens. Today, I also hit my approaches well. The focus will be on repeating the same and sticking to the basics in the last round,” he added.
Sri Lanka’s N. Thangaraja has performed this course a number of occasions previously and understands it a lot better than the others. He gained six locations following his spherical of 69 to finish the day in tied second at two-beneath 214.
Noida’s Arjun Sharma (72, 72, 70) jumped 4 spots to be positioned second as nicely together with Delhi’s Anshul Kabthiyal (74, 69, 71). The 20-yr-previous got here up with a 71 to go up three positions.
Published – October 02, 2025 06:06 pm IST
