The Delhi duo of Sachin Baisoya (72) and Shaurya Bhattacharya (73), the overnight leader, ended the penultimate round in tied second place at seven-under 209. Kartik Sharma scored birdies from 40 feet and 12 feet on the second and fifth holes respectively to build the tempo early on. Sharma followed that up with some great wedge shots to set up three more birdies on the sixth, eighth and 18th. Kartik made a tap-in on the 18th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kartik said, \u201cI had a good strategy coming into this round and I executed it well. I stayed focused all through and took it one shot at a time. I struck it well, found most greens and converted my opportunities with some consistent putting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been working hard on my game and am headed in the right direction. I have good memories from my top-10 finish here at Jammu two years back. This bogey-free round gives me a lot of confidence going into the final round.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bengaluru\u2019s C. Muniyappa (69) occupied the fourth place at six-under 210 while Pune\u2019s Udayan Mane (69), Noida\u2019s Amardeep Malik (69) and Delhi\u2019s Arjun Prasad (72) were a further shot back in tied fifth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been working hard on my game and am headed in the right direction. I have good memories from my top-10 finish here at Jammu two years back. This bogey-free round gives me a lot of confidence going into the final round.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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