Blog R3: Hero Indian Open 2015

Live Blog by Anand Datla from the Delhi Golf Club

1605: First bogey of the week for Chawrasia, whose safe streak has been broken by the course at the par-3 17th hole. He drove into the right rough and pitched it way too far from the pin. The putt to save par was good, but the margins are very small in this game. -12 now, lead down to three again.

1600: Low round of the day was Daniel Chopra who has kept the 65 tradition alive here this week. We have seen at least one so far in each of the rounds. Chopra is at T4 at -6.

1545: Siddikur Rahman has stumbled at an inopportune moment. A double bogey at the 15th after sailing into the bushes at the 15th and the lead is now four shots for SSP Chawrasia.

 1300: Jeev Milkha Singh and S Chikkarangappa have reason to be positive, after breaking par today. They are both at one under overall, just outside the top twenty on the leaderboard.

1130: We are stepping out to the course now to walk with the leading group of Siddikur Rahman and the immensely popular SSP Chawrasia. Keep with us at –

1120: Rashid Khan has slipped a tad as well, the young man is two over through eight holes. Khan has failed to impose his game on the Delhi course this week. 71 and 72 in the first two rounds attest to that, he needs some birdies and quickly too.

1118: Jyoti Randhawa (-1 overall) and Mukesh Kumar (par) are also two under today. But Arjun Atwal has slipped down the order, two over for the day after a double bogey to begin his round. Shubhankar Sharma is one under today, even with the course through 4 holes in the third round.

1116: Jeev Milkha Singh is on even terms with the course after gaining a couple of shots today. He is playing the fourteenth hole as we run this update for you.

1115: Chikka is working his way up today. He is three under for the day, one under overall through 14 holes of the third round.

1110: Anirban Lahiri has started his third round. SSP Chawrasia, the leader at -10 will begin in the next few minutes.

1105: The pick of the lot this morning is Romain Wattel. The Frenchman is 4-under overall, gaining six shots today through 13 holes.

1100: Jeev Milkha Singh and S Chikkarangappa among early starters this morning. The Indians are both 1-under through 12 and 13 respectively. The third round is warming up just ahead of the main groups.