Vishwa Samudra Open day three leader Yuvraj Sandhu of Chandigarh in action at the Delhi Golf Club on Thursday. Image courtesy PGTI.
By Rahul Banerji
Yuvraj Sandhu, a five-time winner on the PGTI this year, will be gunning for a sixth title this season in the Vishwa Samudra Open at Delhi Golf Club on Friday.
On Day Three of the Rs 2 crore event presented by Kapil Dev, the Order of Merit leader held a one-shot lead over the field with an error-free 6 under par 66, the PGTI said
Sandhu (73-69-66) had the best score on Moving Day to gain two places from his overnight tie for third to total 8 under 208.
If the Chandigarh-based golfer does bag his sixth win of 2025, he would match the PGTI record for most titles in a season set by Manu Gandas in 2022.
Sandhu missed out on matching the mark last week in Jaipur when he finished runner-up after leading for much of the final round.
Delhi’s Rashid Khan (72-70-67) shot a 67 to rise one place to second on 7 under 209.
Bouncing back
The two-time international winner, mixed six birdies with a bogey on Thursday to emerge as Yuvraj’s closest rival in the title race.
Khan is looking to end a six-year-long title-drought.
Manu Gandas (71-72-68) occupied third place on 5 under 211 at the end of day three.
Sandhu began Thursday with a birdie and then sank putts from between 10 and 20 feet to pick up birdies on holes seven and nine.
His good putting form continued on the back nine as he rolled in two more long tries for birdies on 11 and 13. His last birdie of the day came on 14.
“I feel there is more clarity between me and my caddie in decision making this week,” Sandhu said later.
“That is one aspect that has contributed to my good performance over the past two days.
Introspection
“I also feel with so many back-to-back weeks on the road, I didn’t get enough time to sit down and introspect about my game.
“Needed some time away from the game. That’s the reason I rushed home to Chandigarh immediately after the Jaipur event.
“Even those 24 hours at home gave me time to introspect and I also got in a game of paddle tennis with my friends for a refreshing break from golf.”
Day one and day two leaders Jairaj Singh Sandhu and N. Thangaraja were tied for seventh place six strokes behind the leader.
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