Aman Raj T-42 in Korea
Aman Raj, the lone Indian left in the fray at the 38th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship, on Saturday shot one-over 72 to move to four-over 213 after the third round and lie at T-42nd.
Seongnam (Korea), May 4 (PTI) Aman Raj, the lone Indian left in the fray at the 38th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship, on Saturday shot one-over 72 to move to four-over 213 after the third round and lie at T-42nd.
The other two Indians in the field 00 S Chikkarangappa and Aadil Bedi -- had missed the halfway cut.
Aman Raj had two bogeys and a birdie in his round.
Finland's Janne Kaske and Taehee Lee of Korea extended their overnight one-shot lead to four after signing for matching three-under-par 68s in the penultimate round on Saturday.
The 32-year-old Kaske now shares it with Lee with their three-day total of nine-under-par 204s at the fabled Namseoul Country Club.
Young Thai talent Phachara Khongwatmai battled to a 70 to move into third place with Hyungjoon Lee of Korea, who returned with a second straight 69, at the USD 1.067m event, which is celebrating its 38th edition this week.
Korea's Sanghyun Park, highest-ranked player in the field, kept his hopes of a successful title defence alive as he battled to a 69 to lurk five shots back in fifth place alongside countrymen Junwon Park and Innchoon Hwang.
Park is also chasing for an unprecedented treble in the storied event.
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