INDA MASTERS REPORT AND LEADING SCORES

JHA LEADS BY 6 - SET TO SCORE FIRST 

WIN ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT TOUR

ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE

Bengaluru, India: India’s Abhishek Jha stands on the verge of his maiden breakthrough on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) after extending his overnight lead to six shots with a third-round, seven-under-par 65 at the inaugural TAKE Solutions India Masters today.

Jha, who has never held the lead heading into the final two rounds prior to this week’s US $70,000 ADT event, was in confident mood after he returned with a three-day total of 19-under-par 197.

Compatriot R Murthy and first-round leader S. Chikka share second place on 203 while ADT regulars Niall Turner of Ireland and Sweden’s Nils Floren are among the five players bunched in equal fourth place on 207 at the Eagleton Golf Resort in Bengaluru.

 

THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD

197 Abhishek JHA (IND) 66-66-65

203 R MURTHY (IND) 71-68-64, Chikka S (IND) 64-70-69

207 M DHARMA (IND) 67-71-69, Niall TURNER (IRL) 67-70-     70, Deepinder Singh Kullar (IND) 67-69-71, Khalin JOSHI (IND) 67-69-71, Nils FLOREN (SWE) 71-62-74

208 N THANGARAJA (SRI) 69-72-67, Pijit PETCHKASEM (THA) 65-73-70

209 C Muniyappa (IND) 69-68-72