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Ba gladesh’s
Jamal
Hossai
leads
Coal
I dia
Ope
afte
63. -
C ucial
chip-i s,
i cludi g
a
eagle,
p opelled
his
ou d. -
Weathe
sho te ed
eve t;
Hossai
leads
by
two
shots.
Coal
I dia
Ope
Ba gladesh’s
Jamal
Hossai
p oduced
a
supe b
seco d- ou d
display
at
the
Coal
I dia
Ope ,
fi i g
a
seve -u de
63
to
move
two
shots
clea
at
the
top
of
the
leade boa d
afte
weathe
dis uptio s
fo ced
the
tou ame t
to
be
sho te ed.
The
six-time
DP
Wo ld
PGTI
wi e
ca ded
seve
bi dies,
a
eagle
a d
two
bogeys
to
each
12-u de
128
afte
36
holes
at
Kolkata’s
Tollygu ge
Club.
The
41-yea -old
had
sta ted
the
ou d
th ee
shots
behi d
ove ight
leade
Om
P akash
Chouha .
Play
was
i te upted
by
heavy
ai
o
Wed esday,
leavi g
Hossai
amo g
those
who
had
to
etu
o
Thu sday
to
fi ish
thei
ou ds.
Hossai ‘s
Chip-I s
P ove
Decisive
I
Kolkata
Two
chip-i s
played
a
majo
ole
i
Hossai ‘s
imp essive
ca d,
with
o e
comi g
at
the
eighth
hole
a d
a othe
at
the
pa -five
13th.
The
latte
p oduced
a
eagle
a d
helped
him
take
co t ol
of
the
tou ame t.
“I
chipped
i
twice,
o
the
eighth
a d
13th,
so
I& squo;m
ve y
happy
with
the
ou d,& dquo;
Hossai
said.
“The
cou se
was
soft,
a d
the
ball
was
ot
t avelli g
as
much
afte
la di g,
which
made
hitti g
fai ways
ve y
impo ta t.& dquo;
His
accu acy
off
the
tee
p oved
pa ticula ly
valuable
i
the
wet
co ditio s,
with
Hossai
estimati g
that
he
missed
o ly
two
o
th ee
fai ways
th oughout
the
ou d.
“I
d ove
the
ball
eally
well
a d
fou d
most
of
the
fai ways.
That
made
a
big
diffe e ce
i
these
co ditio s,& dquo;
he
said.
Lucky
Escape
Keeps
Hossai
O
Top
Hossai
also
su vived
a
e vy
mome t
o
the
pa -th ee
18th
whe
his
five-i o
moved
ight
a d
st uck
the
out-of-bou ds
bou da y
befo e
bou ci g
back
o to
the
cou se.
The
golfe
made
the
most
of
the
ep ieve,
savi g
pa
a d
ca yi g
the
mome tum
i to
the
emai de
of
his
ou d.
“I
was
lucky
o
the
18th
because
the
ball
came
back
i to
play
afte
hitti g
the
bou da y,& dquo;
he
said.
“I
ma aged
to
save
pa ,
a d
that
cha ged
the
mome tum
of
my
ou d.
I
played
ve y
well
afte
that.& dquo;
Delhi’s
Kshitij
Naveed
Kaul
sits
seco d
at
10-u de
130,
while
Cha diga h’s
Akshay
Sha ma
a d
Ajeetesh
Sa dhu
sha e
thi d
o
i e-u de
131.
Saptak
Talwa ,
Chouha
a d
Shubham
Jagla
a e
tied
fifth
at
eight-u de .
The
eve t
has
bee
educed
to
54
holes
because
of
the
ai .
Hossai ,
who
has
p eviously
wo
at
Tollygu ge
Club,
will
chase
a othe
title
whe
the
fi al
ou d
begi s
F iday
with
a
shotgu
sta t.
“Whe eve
I
play
at
Tollygu ge
Club,
it
feels
like
my
home
cou se,& dquo;
he
said.
“It
is
o e
of
my
favou ite
cou ses,
a d
I
always
seem
to
play
good
golf
he e.
I& squo;ll
go
out
tomo ow
a d
t y
to
do
my
best.& dquo;
