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Hua Hin (Thailand), Dec 19 (PTI) Ajeetesh Sandhu dropped a late double bogey and another bogey in the last three holes, but stayed in top-5 after the third round of the Final Stage of the Asian Tour Qualifying School. Sandhu, who had a share of the first round lead, is now 12-under with rounds of 63-70-68. Also Read | India vs Pakistan Match in Champions Trophy 2025, Future ICC Events to Be Played at Neutral Venues Till 2027; Champions Trophy Schedule to Be ‘Confirmed Soon’.
The Qualifier is being played on two courses -- the A and B course and the C and D at Lake View Resort and Golf Club in Hua Hin. The next best Indians are Karandeep Kochhar (67-73-69) and Aryan Roopa Anand (69-71-69) and both are 4-undder for three rounds. They are T-45.
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He fired a six-under-par 65 to sit at 16-under with two rounds remaining in the school -- which after Saturday's final round will decided the top-35. Behind the leader, Kang, are American Christopher Hickman (65) plus Japan's Takumi Murakami (66) and Taiki Yoshida (67) who are tied for second. Sandhu (68) and second-round leader Australian Jack Thompson (70) are a shot further back.
Lying in a tie for seventh five off top spot are Australia's Lawry Flynn (65), Yosuke Asaji (67) from Japan, and Korean Doyeob Mun (70). The top-70 and ties will make the second and final cut of the week. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body).
