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Jakarta: Shiv Kapur hit a double bogey on the 17th hole but still gave himself a shot at the title by being tied sixth after the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters in Jakarta on Saturday.<\/p>\nJakarta: Shiv Kapur hit a double bogey on the 17th hole but still gave himself a shot at the title by being tied sixth after the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters in Jakarta on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Three-under after 16, Kapur double bogeyed the 17th but got one back with a birdie on the 18th to end the third day at two-under 70. At seven-under 209 for three days, he was four shots behind the leader, Japan’s Daisuke Kataoka (66).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Rahil Gangjee (69) and Anirban Lahiri (69) also made upward moves. Gangjee moved to tied sixth with Kapur and Lahiri went up from tied 20th to 11th at six-under 210. The other Indian still in the fray, Ajeetesh Sandhu (75), was lying tied 65th at five-over 221.\n<\/p>\n
Little known Japanese Daisuke Kataoka shot a solid six-under-par 66 to lead by one-shot over a relentless Ernie Els of South Africa and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger.<\/p>\n
Kataoka birdied the last two holes for 11-under-par 205 to steal the limelight from reigning Open Championship winner Els, who shot a 68 at the US$750,000 full field Asian Tour event.<\/p>\n
Wiesberger, who finished tied seventh in last year\u2019s edition, carded a 67 to stay in the title hunt while Asian Tour rookie Richard T. Lee of Canada was a further shot back in fourth place after he signed for a 67 at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Kataoka shot the best round of the day highlighted by eight birdies against two bogeys to lead an Asian Tour tournament for the first time since turning professional in 2007.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m striking the ball very good. My putting was normal on the first two days but it was great today. I never changed anything, somehow I just felt more confident with my putting. I\u2019ve mastered the speed of the greens and that made my round slightly easier,\u201d said Kataoka, an Asian Tour member since 2011.<\/p>\n
The Japanese hopes to preserve his lead and win his first Asian Tour victory but knows that it will be a close call as four other players are within four shots of his lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first time I\u2019m leading a tournament. When I looked at the scores, I saw many good players chasing me so I hope to have some luck to win! It won\u2019t be easy,\u201d said the Japanese, who played baseball before reverting to golf.<\/p>\n
South Africa\u2019s Els bounced back from jetlag to shoot five birdies, including one on the last, against one bogey to put himself in prime position of winning his first title this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy body felt good and my concentration was pretty good as well. I just try to hang in there. I hit a lot of good shots, missed a lot of putts and in the end I grinded out a 68,\u201d said Els, who has won over 60 titles worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was pretty consistent the whole day. I played well and it was one of those days where I tried to stay in the tournament. I was trying to get to 12-under but that didn\u2019t quite happen. I\u2019m one shot behind and I just wanted to stay in the mix which I managed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The world number 24 was surprised to be in contention as overnight leader Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand slipped back to tied sixth place following a 75.<\/p>\n
\u201cThongchai played well yesterday but thankfully for us chasing him, he had a slow day and we now have a host of players that can win tomorrow. So it should be a great day. It\u2019ll be tough to break away from the chasing pack and it\u2019s important to stick to your game plan. It\u2019ll be interesting to watch,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n
Wiesberger, winner of the 2012 Ballantine\u2019s Championship in Korea, is confident his consistent ball-striking will guide him to victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m one of the best ball strikers here so I know that I\u2019m not going to miss a lot of fairways. I\u2019m going to give myself lots of opportunities so I don\u2019t see why I won\u2019t win,\u201d said the towering Austrian.<\/p>\n
Thongchai struggled to stretch his overnight two-shot lead. He needs a top-three finish this week to jump inside of the top-60 on the Official World Golf Rankings and give himself a strong chance of qualifying for the U.S. Open next month.<\/p>\n
205 – Daisuke KATAOKA (JPN) 70-69-66.<\/p>\n 206 – Bernd WIESBERGER (AUT) 67-72-67, Ernie ELS (RSA) 68-70-68.<\/p>\n 207 – Richard T. LEE (CAN) 72-68-67.<\/p>\n 208 – HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) 70-68-70.<\/p>\n 209 – MO Joong-kyung (KOR) 72-69-68, Rahil GANGJEE (IND) 71-69-69, Shiv KAPUR (IND) 70-69-70, Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) 69-69-71, Thongchai JAIDEE (THA) 69-65-75.<\/p>\n 210 – David LUTTERUS (AUS) 68-73-69, Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 72-69-69, Ryan MCCARTHY (AUS) 70-70-70, HWANG Inn-choon (KOR) 66-74-70, Unho PARK (AUS) 68-72-70, Angelo QUE (PHI) 70-70-70, Wade ORMSBY (AUS) 69-68-73.<\/p>\n 211 – Simon DYSON (ENG) 69-74-68, Joonas GRANBERG (FIN) 73-69-69, Arnond VONGVANIJ (THA) 68-74-69, Jason KNUTZON (USA) 68-74-69, Gunn CHAROENKUL (THA) 69-72-70, Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 71-68-72, Scott HEND (AUS) 66-72-73, Scott BARR (AUS) 68-68-75.<\/p>\n 212 – Kodai ICHIHARA (JPN) 73-70-69, Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL (THA) 70-73-69, Zaw MOE (MYN) 70-73-69, Adam BLYTH (AUS) 71-71-70, Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 69-73-70, Thitiphun CHUAYPRAKONG (THA) 72-73-67.<\/p>\n 213 – Iain STEEL (MAS) 70-73-70, Anthony KANG (USA) 73-71-69, Adilson DA SILVA (BRA) 68-73-72, Kieran PRATT (AUS) 70-68-75.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three-under after 16, Kapur double bogeyed the 17th but got one back with a birdie on the 18th to end the third day at two-under 70. At seven-under 209 for three days, he was four shots behind the leader, Japan’s Daisuke Kataoka (66).<\/p>\n Meanwhile Rahil Gangjee (69) and Anirban Lahiri (69) also made upward moves. Gangjee moved to tied sixth with Kapur and Lahiri went up from tied 20th to 11th at six-under 210. The other Indian still in the fray, Ajeetesh Sandhu (75), was lying tied 65th at five-over 221.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"\n
Scores after round 3 of the CIMB NIAGA Indonesian Masters being played at the par 72, 7340 Yards Royale Jakarta GC course (a- denotes amateur):<\/strong><\/p>\nJakarta: Shiv Kapur hit a double bogey on the 17th hole but still gave himself a shot at the title by being tied sixth after the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters in Jakarta on Saturday.<\/p>\n