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Digvijay stretches lead

CHENNAI DEC. 28. With a seven-under 63, Digvijay Singh stretched his lead over his nearest rival by seven strokes on the penultimate day in the Royal Challenge Grand Prix, Chennai at the par-70 Madras Gymkhana Golf Course on Saturday.

Digvijay carded an error-free round, consisting of five birdies and an eagle. Meanwhile, Mukesh Kumar, who returned a five-under 65 is hoping to make it a close finish in the final round.

In the amateur section, Sandeep Syal continued to remain in front. The local golfer carded a creditable two-under, 68 and to enjoy a comfortable ten stroke lead over his nearest competitior, B Gurunath who came up with a level-par, 70, in the third round.

The scores: 194 — Digvijay Singh (64, 67, 63); 201 — Mukesh Kumar (69, 67, 65), 205 — R. Murthy (69, 69, 67), Rafiq Ali (70, 68, 67), Feroz Ali (68, 68, 69); 206 — Sanjay Kumar (67, 69, 70); 207 — Amritinder Singh (69, 69, 69), 208 — Sheeraz Kalra (70, 68, 70), D.S. Raghuvanshi (67, 69, 72); 209 — Sandeep Syal (A) (72, 68, 68), S. Murthy (68, 68, 73); 210 — Randhir Ghotra (70, 68, 72), V. Arumugam (68, 71, 71), S. Madaiah (69, 70, 71).

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