Eugenio Chacarra Extends Lead at Indian Open; Indian Hopes Rest on Chouhan

Eugenio Chacarra showcases stellar performance, extending his lead at the Indian Open, while Om Prakash Chouhan emerges as the top Indian contender in this prestigious golf tournament.

Key PointsEugenio Chacarra leads the Indian Open by four shots after a two-under 70 in the third round. MJ Daffue and Alex Fitzpatrick are tied for second place, trailing Chacarra. Om Prakash Chouhan is the best-placed Indian golfer, tied for 20th place.

Three Indian golfers made the cut: Chouhan, Manoj S, and Kshitij Naveed Kaul. Chouhan recovered from a difficult start to finish strong in the third round.

Reigning champion Eugenio Chacarra of Spain extended his lead to four shots after posting a two-under 70 in round three of Indian Open here Saturday.

South African MJ Daffue, winner of the HotelPlanner Tour event in India last week, and Englishman Alex Fitzpatrick, fired scores of 72 in the third round to be placed joint second at six-under 210.

Om Prakash Chouhan (73-71-73), who hails from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, continued as the best-placed Indian for the second day in succession as a result of his third round of 73 that moved him up one spot to tied 20th place at a total of one-over 217.

Earlier in the day, the 30 golfers who were yet to complete round two on Friday when play was suspended due to fading light, resumed their rounds at 7:15 am local time. At the completion of round two, three Indians made the halfway cut of four-over 148.

The trio included Chouhan (tied 21 st at even-par 144), teenager Manoj S (tied 38th at two-over 146) and Kshitij Naveed Kaul (tied 57th at four-over 148).