After setting the course record of 10-under 62 on day two, Joshua Berry carded a two-under 70 to claim sole lead after the penultimate round of the $300,000 Kolkata Challenge at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) here on Saturday.
England golfer Berry’s three-day total of 12-under 204 gave him a one-shot advantage over second-placed Austrian Lukas Nemecz.
Om Prakash Chouhan, the joint leader in the first two rounds, shot a 73 to aggregate 207 and slip to tied-fifth position.
Arjun Prasad (68) was the next best Indian at joint-12th spot with 210.
Gaganjeet Bhullar (71) and Dhruv Sheoran (73) were tied-15th at 211. A stroke adrift, S.S.P. Chawrasia (73), Ajeetesh Sandhu (69) and Mohammad Sanju (69) placed tied-24th.
The scores (third round): 204-Joshua Berry (Eng) (72, 62, 70); 205-Lukas Nemecz (Aut) (67, 70, 68); 206-Andreas Halvorsen (Nor) (69, 66, 71), Maximilian Steinlechner (Aut) (69, 68, 69); 207-Om Prakash Chouhan (66, 68, 73), George Bloor (Eng) (70, 70, 67).
Published – March 15, 2025 07:25 pm IST