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Overnight person Arjun Prasad of Delhi changeable a four-under 68 to support his pb for the 2nd time connected the trot successful the Rs. 1 crore Tamil Nadu Open golf, presented by SIPCOT and TANCEM, astatine the par-72 Coimbatore Golf Club people successful Chettipalayam present connected Thursday.
After returning with two-under 70s successful the archetypal 2 rounds, Arjun decided to instrumentality it 1 changeable astatine a time. He started the time with a birdie connected the 2nd but faltered with a bogey successful the precise adjacent hole. However, helium walked his travel with confidence, stayed focused and fired 5 birdies connected his mode backmost to decorativeness with a three-day tally of eight-under 208 for a six-shot lead.
The 26-year-old, ranked 2nd successful the 2025 PGTI Order of Merit, has present strengthened his chances of clinching his maiden title.
“I started good and past had a coagulated signifier with a enactment of pars wherever I kept the shot successful play. On the back-nine, I started hitting it person and reaped the rewards for it with much birdies,” said Arjun. “I person deed bully tee shots and fixed myself tons of chances connected the greens. Today, I besides deed my approaches well. The absorption volition beryllium connected repeating the aforesaid and sticking to the basics successful the past round,” helium added.
Sri Lanka’s N. Thangaraja has played this people respective times successful the past and understands it overmuch amended than the others. He gained six places pursuing his circular of 69 to extremity the time successful tied 2nd astatine two-under 214.
Noida’s Arjun Sharma (72, 72, 70) jumped 4 spots to beryllium placed 2nd arsenic good on with Delhi’s Anshul Kabthiyal (74, 69, 71). The 20-year-old came up with a 71 to spell up 3 positions.
