Colombo, April 18, 2013: Local
favourite Mithun
Perera shot a brilliant seven-under-64 to open up a three shot advantage
in
round three of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 at the Royal
Colombo
Golf Club. Colombo-based Perera now has a total score of 13-under-200.
Bangladesh Zamal Hossain Mollah is placed second with a total of
10-under-203.
Mithun Perera (69-67-64),
who shot a bogey-free round on Thursday, hit a purple patch with three consecutive
birdies from the fifth through the seventh and thus made the turn at
three-under. On the back nine, Mithun had another golden run of three
consecutive birdies from the 10th through the 12th. The three-time
winner on the PGTI made his last birdie of the day on the 17th to end
up with a blemish-free round of 64.
It was great to have a bogey-free round today. A seven-under- 64 is obviously a
good score, but it could have been better as I had a few near misses. The
course is in really good condition and greens are playing better than previous
rounds. I think local knowledge helped me a lot, particularly with the speed
of the greens. I hope I can continue to exploit the local conditions and capitalize
on the three-shot lead,said Perera, who climbed from overnight tied sixth to
the top of the leaderboard.
Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (70-64-69)
stayed within striking distance of Mithun with a two-under-69 that gave him a
cumulative score of 10-under. Zamal started with a bogey on the first but then birdied
holes 4, 5, 7, 10 and 11. Back-to-back bogeys on 14, 16 and 17 pushed him back
but he sank another close putt on 18thto finish his round with a birdie.
Overnight
leader Anura Rohana had a tough day on the greens and came up with a one-over-72
to lie in third place at nine-under-204. hitting was decent but putting let
me down. I could not convert some close putts and was a little unfortunate on the
eighth where my 20-foot putt came to rest on the edge of the hole. I hope for
the best tomorrow,said Anura.
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