Date:29/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/29/stories/2008082956821800.htm

Sport - Golf

Rashid closer to title

NEW DELHI: Rashid Khan missed a birdie on the final hole but had the satisfaction of maintaining his overnight five-stroke lead over Gagan Verma following a card of one-under 71 in the third round of the LG Northern India Open amateur golf tournament at the Delhi Golf Club Course, here on Thursday.

Verma, who matched Rashid’s card after failing to par the 18th hole, finds himself five-stroke ahead of the third-placed Saurabh Bahuguna, who shot a par round.

The scores: 210 Rashid Khan (70, 69, 71); 215 Gagan Verma (75, 69, 71).

220 Saurabh Bahuguna (71, 77, 72).

225 Pawan Kumar Sr. (79, 70, 76); Wasim Khan (79, 73, 74); Kanishk Madan (74, 74, 78).

226 Moin Malak (74, 71, 81); 228 Tarun Ghogale (81, 72, 75); Jasjeet Singh (75, 75, 78); 229 Rahul Bajaj (73, 78, 78); Abhinav Lohan (77, 71, 81); 230 Aditya Singh (81, 76, 73); Sidharth Seth (72, 77, 81).

232 Divij Talwar (76, 80, 76); Amit Kumar (78, 76, 78); H.S. Kang (76, 73, 83). — Special Correspondent