Mar 04, 2018: Shubhankar Sharma will take a two shot lead into the final round after maintaining his advantage on day three of the WGC – Mexico Championship at Chapultepec Golf Club.
England’s Tyrrell Hatton shot a blistering 64 to move into a share of second, alongside American Phil Mickelson and Spanish pair Sergio Garcia and Rafa Cabrera Bello.
Sharma has enjoyed a remarkable rise in recent months, winning the Joburg Open in December and last month’s Maybank Championship to top the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex.
“Obviously a dream come true for me to be playing in this tournament and obviously leading after two days, that’s just fantastic. Really happy with the way I played today, stuck in there. Obviously made a few mistakes on the greens but the greens are tough this week so I think everyone’s making a few mistakes. So I wasn’t too hard on myself. Very, very happy that I could grind out a par on the last hole.
“Tomorrow will be a lot of fun. Obviously Phil is a legend in the game of golf and I’ve seen him on TV for as many years as I can remember. You know, I met him for the first time today and it’s great that I’m paired with him tomorrow. It will be a lot of fun”, said Sharma.
The 21 year old from India now becomes the youngest player to lead after 54 holes of a World Golf Championships event after a third round 69 left him 13 under par on his WGC debut.
Making his World Golf Championship debut this week, Sharma has been hugely impressive and will now face the biggest test of his young career as he looks to hold off a truly world class chasing pack led by Cabrera Bello, Garcia, Hatton and Mickelson.
World Number One Dustin Johnson, Brian Harman , Pat Perez and Xander Shauffele are three shots off the pace on ten under, with the in-form Justin Thomas just a shot further back after a brilliant, course-record setting nine under par 62.
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