Indian golfer Chikka S. continued his push for a maiden win on the Asian Tour as he climbed to the joint third spot after the third round of the inaugural World Classic Championship, at the par-71 Laguna National Golf and Country Club here on 14th November 2015 in Singapore. Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh and Malaysia’s Nicholas Fung stormed to the top of the World Classic Championship.
Chikka fired a 67 on the par-71 course at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club to share the third place with Thailand’s Danthai Boonma and Berry Henson of the United States at the Asian Tour event.
The Bengaluru golfer, who was at the joint seventh spot after the second round, now has a three-day total of 213. Chikka started his round on a promising note with a birdie on the opening hole. He went on to pick up birdies on the fourth, sixth and eighth holes with a lone bogey on the seventh for a satisfactory front nine. On the back nine he had birdies on the 11th and 15th with a bogey on the 13th.
Siddikur Rahman and Nicholas Fung carded a three-day total of two-under-par 211 as they head into the final 18 holes on Sunday, two strokes ahead of India’s S. Chikka, Thailand’s Danthai Boonma and Berry Henson of the United States. Rahman’s surge after making even par in the first two days came with a clutch of birdies, three on the front nine and two on the back, but his feat was weighed down by two bogeys. Siddikur, who came close to lifting his third Asian Tour title in India last week, has another chance at glory again at the World Classic Championship. Fung moved a stroke up from his previous day’s total, with four birdies and three bogeys.
Among other Indians in the fray, Jyoti Randhawa fired a 68 to be at the shared fourth place with a total of 215. Khalin Joshi scored 70 to be tied sixth with a total of 217.
With only a two-stroke advantage, the leading pair faces a tight race to the finals on Sunday. This is not an easy course, players have to be patient. The player who has the strongest stamina and a good mental game will have the chance to win tomorrow.