Chowrasia slips to tied 42nd after Rd3 of Scandinavian Masters

Stockholm: A poor back-nine saw S S P Chowrasia card a two-over 74 and slip to the tied 42nd spot

after the third round of the Nordea Scandinavian Masters golf tournament here. The Kolkata-pro has a total of two-over 218 after three rounds. Off to a fine start with birdies on the second and fourth, Chowrasia gained another stroke on the eighth before a dropped shot on the ninth left him two-under at the turn. The back-nine turned out to be a torrid affair as Chowrasia stumbled to a double bogey on the 11th. He dropped two more strokes on the 12th and 17th to round off the day on a disappointing note. Korean K J Choi (71) and Swede Richard S Johnson (70) led the pack with a total of 10-under 206 each. British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen (70) occupied the third spot a shot behind the leading duo. PTI