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Selangor, Malaysia: Anirban Lahiri carded four-under 67 to move to sole fourth position after the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters on Saturday.<\/p>\nSelangor, Malaysia: Anirban Lahiri carded four-under 67 to move to sole fourth position after the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Lahiri started the day seven shots behind the leader Pariya and carded a four-under 67 to reduce the deficit to just three shots. Lahiri is now five-under 208.<\/p>\n
Abhinav Lohan (72), 10th overnight, looked like further improving his position before hitting a rough patch with three bogeys over last four holes and dropping to tied 22nd.<\/p>\n
C Muniyappa, playing on a medical exemption, carded a 72 and moved up from 60th to tied 49th at six-over 219. Abhijit Chadha (77) stayed in tied 60th place.\n<\/p>\n
Lahiri said, “I’m happy with the way I played. I got off to a great start. I think I have to combine my two back nines together because I played well on the backside and good on the front today.”<\/p>\n
“Four-under (67) is a pretty good score out here. It was a little bit easier because it was a bit cooler. I was hitting the ball solid and placing my ball well especially on the front nine,” he added.<\/p>\n
“I’m happy that I’ve given myself a shouting chance. Three shots is not much on this golf course. On this golf course, you can’t really think about what numbers to shoot. You have to go out there and execute every shot so well. If you start getting ahead of yourself then you are finished. I’m going to go out there and take each shot as it comes,” Lahiri said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Pariya Junhasavasdikul of Thailand hung on to his one-shot lead over Korea\u2019s Baek Seuk-hyun after shooting a level par 71 in the third round.<\/p>\n
The Thai, chasing a second Asian Tour victory, could have earned a bigger cushion but bogeyed his last hole at the challenging Seri Selangor Golf Club while close friend Baek also returned a 71 which included a costly triple bogey seven on his 16th hole.<\/p>\n
Young Malaysian Gavin Green birdied his last hole for a 70 in third place, two back of Pariya, as he kept up his chase to become only the fourth amateur to win on the Asian Tour, which is celebrating its milestone 10th season this year.<\/p>\n
A further stroke back at the RM1.2 million (approximately US$400,000) event was India\u2019s Anirban Lahiri who used a superb outward 31 to sign for a 67 which kept him in the title frame as he seeks a fourth Asian Tour victory and his first outside of his country.<\/p>\n
Without a top-10 this season, Pariya, who won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in 2010, has been rock steady on the ultra-demanding Seri Selangor course which is running hard and fast.<\/p>\n
He made two birdies against just as many bogeys for a three-day total of eight-under-par 205 but left a bitter taste in the mouth after dropping shot on 18 after finding the greenside bunker.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t do anything much. I didn\u2019t take advantage of the par-fives. Having an even-par round is still okay as I didn\u2019t lose any spots, so hopefully I can take advantage of the par fives tomorrow,\u201d said Pariya, who has led the tournament since the first round.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe conditions are getting tougher. The greens are getting firmer and they are rolling quicker. Some of the putts that look flat are rolling so fast it feels like it is going downhill. Tomorrow is going to be a big challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Pariya knows he must stay on an even keel to hold off his challengers, in particular his regular playing partner Baek. \u201cI\u2019m not thinking about winning but if I can handle myself and hit even or under-par, then I\u2019ll be okay. It should be exciting but I\u2019m trying not to be. Anxiety can get to you and you will get nervous and feel the pressure. I\u2019m lucky to be with Baek again tomorrow so it will be nice walking 18 holes with him. Some days you go out and you feel a lot of pressure and some days you don\u2019t. I hope I wake up without feeling any pressure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Baek grabbed the lead momentarily on the back nine after birdies on five, eight and 15 but dropped three shots on 16 after his tee shot ended up in a slope.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really unlucky there. I hit a three wood just straight but it bounced high and ended up in the slope. I couldn\u2019t get relief from the cart path. I tried to take it out and I thought it was good but the ball hit the edge of the cart path and came back. The bad thing just happened in one hole,\u201d lamented the Thai-based Baek, who is currently sixth on the Order of Merit.<\/p>\n
He believes he can still land a first Asian Tour victory at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters but needs to play \u201csmarter\u201d golf. \u201cI calmed down, played smarter, clever golf. Just one bad hole. On this course, anything can happen. I still have a good chance tomorrow but I don\u2019t want to think about being champion. I just want to play my game, enjoy my game especially when Pariya is my good friend,\u201d said Baek.<\/p>\n
Green, 19, overcame a poor start where he was three over through four holes but stayed in contention with an inward 32 which included a double bogey on 17. He rolled in a six-foot birdie on the last hole to ensure his place in the final group on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t get the best of starts. I kind of stayed patient and tried to push it a bit more on the back nine and made some birdies. I thought it was a good drive on 17 but just bad luck that it ended up in the slope. I\u2019ve got to keep the same game plan again. If I have to go for it, I\u2019ll do so on the back nine. But I\u2019ll need a better start. Just need to stay patient throughout,\u201d said Green.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s rising star Lahiri stormed to an outward 31 with five birdies but bogeys on 10 and 13 slowed down his charge. On Friday, he went out in 29 from the back nine and hopes to put the two halves together for a title shot.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I have to combine my two back nines together because I played well on the back side and good on the front today,\u201d said Lahiri, who won the SAIL-SBI Open in India earlier in the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy that I\u2019ve given myself a shouting chance. Three shots is not much on this golf course. Here, you can\u2019t really think about what numbers to shoot. You have to go out there and execute every shot so well. If you start getting ahead of yourself then you are finished.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scores after round 3 of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters 2013 being played at the par 71, 6,927 Yards Seri Selangor Golf Club (a- denotes amateur):<\/strong><\/p>\n 205 – Pariya JUNHASAVASDIKUL (THA) 66-68-71.<\/p>\n 206 – BAEK Seuk-hyun (KOR) 67-68-71.<\/p>\n 207 – Gavin GREEN (am, MAS) 68-69-70.<\/p>\n 208 – Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 73-68-67.<\/p>\n 209 – Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) 75-67-67.<\/p>\n 210 – Wade ORMSBY (AUS) 68-70-72.<\/p>\n 211 – Konosuke NAKAZATO (JPN) 71-73-67, Stephen LEWTON (ENG) 73-70-68, Peter RICHARDSON (ENG) 69-73-69, Anthony KANG (USA) 73-68-70.<\/p>\n 212 – Sam CYR (USA) 70-74-68, Richard T. LEE (CAN) 71-72-69, Berry HENSON (USA) 74-68-70, Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL (THA) 72-74-66, Marcus BOTH (AUS) 73-69-70, LU Wen-teh (TPE) 70-72-70.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lahiri started the day seven shots behind the leader Pariya and carded a four-under 67 to reduce the deficit to just three shots. Lahiri is now five-under 208.<\/p>\n Abhinav Lohan (72), 10th overnight, looked like further improving his position before hitting a rough patch with three bogeys over last four holes and dropping to tied 22nd.<\/p>\n C Muniyappa, playing on a medical exemption, carded a 72 and moved up from 60th to tied 49th at six-over 219. Abhijit Chadha (77) stayed in tied 60th place.<\/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-15991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"\nSelangor, Malaysia: Anirban Lahiri carded four-under 67 to move to sole fourth position after the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters on Saturday.<\/p>\n