Shamim Khan turns the tables in round
three of the BILT Open 2012
New Delhi, October 12,
2012: Delhi’s Shamim Khan carded a blistering eight-under-64 in round three
of the BILT Open 2012 to snatch the lead from fellow Delhi professional Rashid Khan.
Shamim thus ended the day with a total of 16-under-200 at his home course, the
Delhi Golf Club (DGC). Rashid Khan, another DGC-based professional, was placed
second at 12-under-204.
Shamim Khan (64-72-64), currently third on the Rolex
Rankings, fired a second score of eight-under-64 for the first time in the same
tournament. Shamim was on song from the very outset as he birdied the second
after landing his approach shot within three feet of the pin. The 34-year-old
then had a golden phase of four successive birdies on the sixth, seventh,
eighth and ninth. Shamim sank a 30-footer on the sixth and landed his tee shot
within a few inches of the flag on the par-3 seventh.
Shamim went past Rashid’s score on the 11th hole
after the latter conceded a bogey on the 10th and double-bogey on
the 11th as a result of a couple of poor tee shots. Shamim further
consolidated his lead with birdies on the 15th, 16th and
18th. He converted a 25-feet putt on the 16th.
“It’s great to have shot two scores of eight-under in the
same tournament. I have just dropped one bogey in the first three rounds which
has helped my progress in this event. I sank some long putts today and that
gave me a huge boost. I’ll continue to concentrate on my 3-wood and putter in
the final round. I’ve won two events at the DGC but both those victories were
in the matchplay format. I’m now keen to win my first strokeplay event at my
home course,” said Shamim.
Rashid Khan (65-66-73), the overnight leader, returned a relatively
quiet one-over-73 on Friday that placed him second. Rashid’s round was
punctuated by birdies on the eighth and 14th, a bogey on the 10th
and a double-bogey on the 11th.
Md Islam (67-74-66) of Patna is placed third at
nine-under-207 while DGC’s Manav Jaini (69-71-68) is a further stroke back in
fourth position.
Indian star Jyoti Randhawa is in joint ninth position at
four-under-212.
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Ballarpur
Industries Limited (BILT), part of the US$ 4 billion Avantha Group, is India’s
largest manufacturer of writing and printing (W&P) paper. BILT’s subsidiaries include BILT Graphic
Paper Products Limited (BGPPL); Sabah Forest Industries (SFI), Malaysia’s
largest pulp and paper company; and BILT Tree Tech Limited (BTTL), which runs
BILT’s farm forestry programme in several states in India.
BILT and
BGPPL have six manufacturing units across India, which give the company
geographic coverage over most of the domestic market. The company has a
dominant share of the high-end coated paper segment in India and is the
country’s largest exporter of coated and uncoated paper. BILT’s acquisition of
SFI in 2007 was a watershed event – it was the first overseas acquisition by an
Indian paper company. Itt transformed BILT into a major regional player, and
elevated BILT’s ranking among the global top 100.
About PGTI
Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour
of India (PGTI) is the recognized official body of professional golf in India.
PGTI’s objective is to promote professional golf in the country as well as give
players an opportunity to be involved in decision making for all aspects of the
game. Headed by Mr. Gautam Thapar (President), PGTI’s governing body comprises
of leading Indian golf professionals. PGTI currently has over 300 members.
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