Delhi’s Shaurya Bhattacharya carded a fiery eight-under 61 on Day Three. He is five shots clear at the top with a total of 21-under 186 at the INR 1 crore Chhattisgarh Open 2025 at the Fairway Golf & Lake Resort here on Thursday. Sri Lankan N. Thangaraja (66-63-62) shot a 62 on Thursday that propelled him 13 spots to tied second place at 16-under 291. Khalin Joshi (64-60-67), the halfway leader, returned a third round of 67 to stay in contention as he shared second place. The 16-year-old rookie Manoj S. (65) of Bengaluru, playing only his third professional event, was tied fourth at 15-under 192 along with Faridabad-based Abhinav Lohan (64) and M Dharma (66) Among the prominent names, Udayan Mane was tied seventh at 14-under 193, while Om Prakash Chouhan was tied 24th at 10-under 197.
