ASIAN TOUR HIT BY RAIN SUSPENSION OF PLAY

PERERA AND KHAN LOCKED IN BATTLE 

AT RAIN-HIT SAIL-SBI OPEN

 

NEWS RELEASE FROM ASIAN TOUR

New Delhi: Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera tied overnight leader Rashid Khan of India for the lead at the SAIL-SBI Open before a thunderstorm forced the suspension of the third round on Friday.

The straight-shooting Perera, bidding to become the first Sri Lankan to win on the Asian Tour, battled to three under par through eight holes and 13-under for the tournament when officials abandoned play at the Delhi Golf Club due to inclement weather.

Khan, who led by four overnight, was one over through seven holes while Bangladeshi star Siddikur Rahman moved to within one stroke of the co-leaders with birdies on the first and seventh holes in the US$300,000 Asian Tour event.

Leading third round scores

-13: Mithun Perera (Slk) through 8 holes, Rashid Khan (Ind) through 7 holes

-12: Anirban Lahiri (Ind) through 8 holes, Siddikur Rahman (Ban) through 7 holes

-11: Martin Rominger (Sui) through 8 holes

-10: S.S.P Chowrasia (Ind) through 9 holes

-9: Shamim Khan (Ind) through 9 holes, Scott Barr (Aus) through 9 holes

-8: Rikard Karlberg (Swe) through 15 holes, Anura Rohana (Slk) through 12 holes, Javi Colomo (Esp) through 9 holes, Akinori Tani (Jpn) through 9 holes, Steve Lewton (Eng) through 9 holes, Unho Park (Aus) thru 7  holes.

 

(Note: Third round to resume at 7.30am Saturday morning, followed by the final round in the same grouping order as the third round)