POTOMAC (US), May 8: India’s Anirban Lahiri battled cold, wet and windy conditions to rise to the third place at the Wells Fargo Championship here, playing the third round of the golf event like a bruising and brutal boxing match.
The Indian ace, still looking for a breakthrough win on the PGA Tour after seven years, shot an even par 70, which looked likely to be much better till he came to home stretch.
He had birdies on eighth and nine, missed another on 10, but from 12th to 18th he dropped three shots while picking up just one more birdie on 14. Yet it was a great round considering the conditions.
Lahiri was 5-under and tied third but four shots behind Keegan Bradley, who for the second day running had the low round of the day. His 3-under 67 was the best on a day when there were just four sub-par rounds in the 60s.
The others came from Rory McIlroy (68) and Cameron Young (69) who are 2-under and tied sixth and Nick Taylor (69), who is -1 and T-13.
While Bradley led at 8-under 202, Max Homa (71) was 5-under and second, followed by Lahiri and James Hahn (72) at 5-under. (PTI)
