Thriller finish likely as Asian Tour star Rashid Khan ties for lead with Syed Saqib Ahmed

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The JAT SRI LANKA OPEN 2016 ended day 3, with Rashid Khan chipping in for an Eagle on the 18th to finish 1 under and tie with the 2 Round Leader Syed Saqib Ahmed on a Total of 4 under par.

On a very windy day, scoring wasn’t easy, with slick greens and interesting conditions of play. The best Card returned was a 68 (3 under) by Pakistani Professional Danyaal Jehangir who was in 12th place overnight and his day’s best score hiked him to 5th place on the Leader Board at even par.

Rashid Khan had a mixed round with an unexpected 4 putt on the Par 5, 14th which he sailed –on in two but failed to capitalise charging his eagle putt! However, Rashid made up for that lapse by holing his second shot on the closing 18th hole for an Eagle. Khalin Joshi carded a 2 under par 69 together with B. A. Sanjeewa who had the same score and are tied in 3rd place at a total 2 under par, 2 strokes off the lead.

Anura Rohana, Thangaraja, Mithun Perera, Prabagaran are all in a heap, bunched up behind the leading quartet and an enthralling finish to the JAT Sri Lanka Open 2016, is expected.

The Final Round will Tee-Off at 8.00 a.m. and the Top 12 players will commence their charge for the Champions Trophy from 9.30 a.m.

The JAT Sri Lanka Open 2016 Awards Ceremony will follow the completion of the final round at 3.30 p.m. and Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekera will be the chief guest. Distinguished invitees will join the title sponsor JAT Holdings and the co- sponsor UTE CAT in the distribution of prizes. The refreshment sponsor My Beverages, other ‘well wishers’, golf enthusiasts and especially the host venue the Royal Colombo Golf Club, have extended their support to the Sri Lanka Golf Union, to conduct a professional golf tournament of this magnitude with a prize purse of Rs. 2.5 million.

The JAT SRI LANKA OPEN 2016 LEADER BOARD AFTER 3 ROUNDS

209 – Rashid Khan, Syed Saqib Ahmed,

211 – Khalin Joshi, B. A. Sanjeewa,

213 – Danyaal Jehangir

215 – R.A. Anura Rohana, N. Thangaraja,

216 –Mithun Perera

217 – K. Prabagaran

218 – Sisira Kumara, M. Waseem Rana, K.A Chandradasa