Lahiri jumps to tied 8th after Rd3 of Queen’s Cup

Samui: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri put himself in contention for a top-five finish with a five-under 66 in the penultimate round that catapulted him to the eighth spot in the USD 300,000 Queen’s Cup on Friday.

Lahiri reeled off seven birdies against a couple of bogeys to take his total to eight-under 205. Among other Indians, Himmat Rai slipped to the tied 17th spot after a one-over 72 left his total at four-under 209.Further down, Rahil Gangjee carded a second successive one-under 70 to total one-under 212 and take a share of the 27th position. C Muniyappa had a poor day as he returned a four-over 75 to be tied for the 54th spot with a total of four-over 217. Japan’s Yoshinobu Tsukada drained a 15-foot eagle putt on the last hole to snatch a one-shot lead from Thailand’s Chinnarat Phadungsil. Tskuba overcame a three-shot deficit at the start of the day with a solid five-under 66 to total 200. Bureau Report