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N Thangaraja builds commanding five-shot lead in round three at Bengaluru Open

Bengaluru, Oct 9 (UNI) In-form N Thangaraja of Sri Lanka, feeding off his recent successes on the PGTI, produced a brilliant five-under 66 in round three to establish a commanding five-shot lead at the Bengaluru Open 2025 being played at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course here.
Thangaraja (66-65-66), the overnight leader by one shot, moved his total to 16-under 197 that gave him a comfortable advantage over the rest of the field and saw him emerge as the clear favourite for the title.
Hyderabad’s Mohd Azhar (69-66-67), Gurugram’s Manu Gandas (70-63-69) and Kolkata’s Viraj Madappa (65-67-70) were tied in second place at 11-under 202. Khalin Joshi was the highest-placed among the Bengaluru-based players as he occupied tied eighth position at eight-under 205. Khalin shot the day’s joint lowest score of 65.
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