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Day 3: Shubhankar Sharma takes share of lead at CIMB, eyes maiden PGA Tour title

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Posted by Admin 15 Oct 2018

Shubhankar Sharma was in the joint lead after 54 holes for the second time in a PGA Tour event, as he carded 6-under 66 to reach 19-under 197 at the TPC Kuala Lumpur West course Saturday.

 

Shubhaankar

 

Sharma, who held the sole lead at the end of 54 hole at WGC0-Mexico, earlier this year, is tied with overnight co-leaders Gary Woodland (67) and Marc Leishman (67). Sharma had seven birdies and the day’s lone bogey came after a gap of 21 holes since the second hole, his 11th hole on Friday.

 

 

 

 

That also means Sharma will play in the lead group of a PGA Tournament only the second time in his career. It is also the second time at the CIMB Classic, that an Indian player has had at least a share of the lead after 54 holes – Anirban Lahiri was the leader by four shots after three days in 2015 when Justin Thomas came from behind and won the title.

 

 

 

 

 

A win on Sunday will seal Sharma’s berth at the Augusta Masters, a spot on Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii and also the Asian Tour Order of Merit.

 

Shubhankar

 

Only one Indian, Arjun Atwal has won a PGA Tour title, the Wyndham Championships in 2010, and the next best finish in a PGA Tour event has been T-2 by Lahiri at the Memorial in 2017. Lahiri was also T-3 at 2015 CIMB.

 

Gaganjeet Bhullar (71) had three birdies against two bogeys to be 6-under 210 and T-42, while Anirban Lahiri (68) finally had some putts falling with six birdies, but he dropped a shot each on seventh and 17th. Lahiri was 2-under and T-64th. Rahil Gangjee (73) was lying 77th at 5-over for three days.

 

Sharma’s birdies came on second, third, fifth and seventh and then 10th, 13th and 17th. He missed a couple of short birdie putts, including a four-footer on 16th.

 

“Yes, I am very happy. I got off to a flyer, front nine was great as I was 4-under through seven. On the back nine I made a lot of crucial par putts and missed a few coming in, but really happy with the way I played and hung in there.”

 

He also pointed out the par save on eighth was rather crucial, at which point he was 4-under through seven holes.

 

“It (the par) was very important, it could have been a momentum changer. I hit a terrible shot and then had a bad lie and tried to hit a good shot but didn’t come off. Could have been a double bogey also, but that third chip was just perfect.

 

 

“I think that was the turning point for me. A bogey there would kind have pushed me back. It could have been a potential double as well because it was a tough chip as well.”

 

He showed a lot of confidence, and talked about Sunday’s plan.

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