Karandeep Kochhar leads Indian charge, Lin seizes outright lead at Yeangder TPC

Lin Wen-Tang fired flawless seven-under-par 65 to grab the outright lead. Four Indians lying in top twenty, Kochhar topping at T10 in rd 3 of Yeangder TPC.

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Karandeep Kochhar set pulses racing with some sensational golf at the Tollygunge Club

Sep 07, 2019: Local hero Lin Wen-tang took flight with a birdie blitz before closing with a flawless seven-under-par 65 to grab the outright lead following the penultimate round of the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) on Saturday.

Karandeep Kochhar leads Indian charge at T10 with a three-under-69 in the penultimate round and heading to the final round at Yeangder TPC.

With just one shot behind Karan, Aman Raj lying at T12 after scoring two-under-70 in the third round. Shiv Kapur and Viraj Madappa are another shot behind Aman lying at T17 after scoring two-under-70 and even-par-72 respectively on day three heading into weekend.

Lin, who started the day two shots off the lead, raised the local cheers when he opened with five straight birdies before closing with two more birdies to take his place atop the leaderboard.

His three-day total of 16-under-par 200 would mark the lowest 54-hole score recorded in the tournament which has been played annually at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club since it was inaugurated in 2010.

Overnight co-leader Yikeun Chang of Korea extended his advantage to three after sinking his eighth birdie of the day to go to six-under, but a costly double-bogey resulting from an unlucky break on the last saw him sign for an eventual 68.

The 25-year-old Chang, chasing for his breakthrough win on the Asian Tour, trails Lin by one shot in second place alongside local hotshot Chan Shih-chang, who also returned with a 68, at the US$500,000 event, which is celebrating its 10th consecutive edition this week.

Promising rookie Kosuke Hamamoto of Thailand posted a flawless 68 to settle three shots off the pace in fourth while countryman Phachara Khongwatmai moved into fifth place on 204 after matching the lowest round of the day with Lin with his 65.

 

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