<p>Riding on a huge surge in form, the 21-year-old Kapurthala lad set himself up for a fourth PGTI title of the season after returning a three-under 69 for a three-day total of 10-under 206. Overnight joint leader Raju Ali Mollah, who carded a one-under 71, trailed Bhullar by two strokes, while Ali Sher and Anura Rohana managed a 71 each for a share of the third spot at the Eagleton Golf Resort. The day began with two golfers from two different generations matching each other stroke for stroke. <br /><br />With the 45-year-old Sher, teeing off a group earlier, picking up strokes on the first and third to level scores, Bhullar birdied his first hole for a two-way tie at the top.<br /><br />Driving at his best, Bhullar was let down by putting. But it was not just he who struggled with his putting on the thick greens, as a host of others too either read the line incorrectly or misjudged the slope.<br /><br />Despite this, Bhullar kept his composure and relied on some strong hitting to produce a good opening nine, where he had four birdies. <br /><br />On the par-4 fifth hole, he holed out a 10-foot foot before hitting the flag with his second shot on the par-5 seventh and holing the six-foot birdie putt. He fired another birdie on the eighth to take the turn at four-under for the day.<br /><br />Veteran Sher maintained the pressure on Bhullar by picking up strokes on the sixth and tenth, and when the younger man bogeyed the 11th, the contest warmed up on a hot and humid day.<br /><br />However, Sher’s challenge fizzled out in incredible fashion after the former Indian Open champion holed out a double-bogey each on the 13th and 16th, before dropping a stroke on the 18th as well. A confident Bhullar played out the remaining holes to par, justifying his stature as the title favourite.<br /><br />Leading scores (after 54 holes): 206: Gaganjeet Bhullar (68, 69, 69); 208: Raju Ali Mollah (70, 67, 71); 209: Ali Sher (66, 72, 71), Anura Rohana (67, 71, 71); 211: Vikrant Chopra (72, 71, 68), Vinod Kumar (67, 72, 72); 212: Ashok Kumar (69, 73, 70), Abhishek Jha (A) (66, 73, 73); 213: Digvijay Singh (71, 68, 74).</p>
<p>Riding on a huge surge in form, the 21-year-old Kapurthala lad set himself up for a fourth PGTI title of the season after returning a three-under 69 for a three-day total of 10-under 206. Overnight joint leader Raju Ali Mollah, who carded a one-under 71, trailed Bhullar by two strokes, while Ali Sher and Anura Rohana managed a 71 each for a share of the third spot at the Eagleton Golf Resort. The day began with two golfers from two different generations matching each other stroke for stroke. <br /><br />With the 45-year-old Sher, teeing off a group earlier, picking up strokes on the first and third to level scores, Bhullar birdied his first hole for a two-way tie at the top.<br /><br />Driving at his best, Bhullar was let down by putting. But it was not just he who struggled with his putting on the thick greens, as a host of others too either read the line incorrectly or misjudged the slope.<br /><br />Despite this, Bhullar kept his composure and relied on some strong hitting to produce a good opening nine, where he had four birdies. <br /><br />On the par-4 fifth hole, he holed out a 10-foot foot before hitting the flag with his second shot on the par-5 seventh and holing the six-foot birdie putt. He fired another birdie on the eighth to take the turn at four-under for the day.<br /><br />Veteran Sher maintained the pressure on Bhullar by picking up strokes on the sixth and tenth, and when the younger man bogeyed the 11th, the contest warmed up on a hot and humid day.<br /><br />However, Sher’s challenge fizzled out in incredible fashion after the former Indian Open champion holed out a double-bogey each on the 13th and 16th, before dropping a stroke on the 18th as well. A confident Bhullar played out the remaining holes to par, justifying his stature as the title favourite.<br /><br />Leading scores (after 54 holes): 206: Gaganjeet Bhullar (68, 69, 69); 208: Raju Ali Mollah (70, 67, 71); 209: Ali Sher (66, 72, 71), Anura Rohana (67, 71, 71); 211: Vikrant Chopra (72, 71, 68), Vinod Kumar (67, 72, 72); 212: Ashok Kumar (69, 73, 70), Abhishek Jha (A) (66, 73, 73); 213: Digvijay Singh (71, 68, 74).</p>
