<p>It sure was an action-packed round with wholesome birdies and lot more of bogeys and the third round of 75 puts me in a lower half of the leaderboard with one more day to go in the Hero Indian Open.<br />The course has been great to look at but requires a lot of thought for each shot. And even then you can end up in wrong places, from where getting back into play is tough. It has been a rough two days battling stoppages and a course that was playing extremely tough, to put it mildly.<br /><br />So after three rounds I am seven-over with rounds of 72, 76 and 75 and hopefully I can improve my position to somewhere in the 20s. A sub-70 could do that, but let’s see.<br /><br />My World Cup partner SSP Chawrasia continues his love-affair with the Hero Indian Open. He is in contention for the fourth successive edition. He has a share of the lead alongside Eddie Pepperell and Carlos Pigem and SSP is on the threshold of a historic back-to-back win at the Indian Open, something which Jyoti Randhawa has done in the past.<br /><br />SSP has been a treat to watch. He has single-mindedly stuck to the task of ensuring he stays out of trouble and hits straight and keeps giving himself chances.<br /><br />The crucial aspect of his game has been that he has not given away many shots. I noticed that he has only three bogeys in three days so far. Birdies are a tough ask on this course, so to give away shots is heart-breaking to say the least.<br /><br />SSP is now one-under through 11 holes in the third round and is six-under for the tournament. He knows that he has a great chance, but it is going to be very close as a whole lot of players are right behind him. A couple of birdies here and there and it could become a tense situation.<br /><br />Either way, the fans will have a treat on Sunday with an Indian once again in contention for the National Open.</p>
<p>It sure was an action-packed round with wholesome birdies and lot more of bogeys and the third round of 75 puts me in a lower half of the leaderboard with one more day to go in the Hero Indian Open.<br />The course has been great to look at but requires a lot of thought for each shot. And even then you can end up in wrong places, from where getting back into play is tough. It has been a rough two days battling stoppages and a course that was playing extremely tough, to put it mildly.<br /><br />So after three rounds I am seven-over with rounds of 72, 76 and 75 and hopefully I can improve my position to somewhere in the 20s. A sub-70 could do that, but let’s see.<br /><br />My World Cup partner SSP Chawrasia continues his love-affair with the Hero Indian Open. He is in contention for the fourth successive edition. He has a share of the lead alongside Eddie Pepperell and Carlos Pigem and SSP is on the threshold of a historic back-to-back win at the Indian Open, something which Jyoti Randhawa has done in the past.<br /><br />SSP has been a treat to watch. He has single-mindedly stuck to the task of ensuring he stays out of trouble and hits straight and keeps giving himself chances.<br /><br />The crucial aspect of his game has been that he has not given away many shots. I noticed that he has only three bogeys in three days so far. Birdies are a tough ask on this course, so to give away shots is heart-breaking to say the least.<br /><br />SSP is now one-under through 11 holes in the third round and is six-under for the tournament. He knows that he has a great chance, but it is going to be very close as a whole lot of players are right behind him. A couple of birdies here and there and it could become a tense situation.<br /><br />Either way, the fans will have a treat on Sunday with an Indian once again in contention for the National Open.</p>
