Still all to play for in Rd 4
Siddikur Rahman slipped to a share of the fourth position with a one-over-par 73 in the third round of the Panasonic Open India on Saturday. The overnight leader returned with three bogeys against two birdies at the Delhi Golf Course to foil some of the good work from the day before when he played a five-under.
However, the 27-year-old is still very much in contention for his second-ever Asian Tour title as he lies three shots off leader Ashok Kumar who is eight-under-par 208. Gaganjeet Bhullar of India lie in second place with 209 while Shankar Das ensured the top three spots were occupied by Indians in the penultimate round of the 300,000-dollar event.
Siddikur, the first Bangladeshi to play and win on the Asian Tour, rued a cold putter yesterday but is still confident of making a final round title charge.
“My putting wasn’t good so I hope to get back on track. There’s a long way to go. I’m very confident for tomorrow. I feel I have a slight advantage because I’ve come close to winning on this course before,” said Siddikur, who finished in fifth place at the SAIL-SBI Open on the same venue last month.
-With The Daily Star input
