Rookie Sadom clings on to lead

Young Thai talent Sadom Kaewkanjana stands on the verge of his Asian Tour breakthrough after signing for a three-under-par 68 on third round yesterday to take a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open at Kurmitola Golf Club course.

In fact the gold fans are expecting the last and final round to be a thrilling finish as many as four players including Bangladesh top contender Siddiqur Rahman are closely followed the Thai player.

The 20-year-old Sadom, who is making his first start on Tour after coming through the Qualifying School last December, marked his card with four birdies against a bogey to stay atop the leaderboard with an 18-under-par 195 total at the end of the third round.

Sadom’s overnight three-shot lead was reduced to two by his closest rival Rashid Khan of India, who narrowed the gap after carding a bogey-free 67, highlighted by an eagle and two birdies, to sit in second place at the US$350,000 Asian Tour full-field event.

India’s Ajeetesh Sandhu returned with the day’s best score of a 65, thanks to six birdies, including four in-a-row from the 11th hole, to trail by six shots in solo third in the tournament, which is celebrating its fifth consecutive edition on the Asian Tour this week.

Siddikur Rahman remained the highest-placed Bangladeshi after posting a flawless 68 to tie in fourth place with Australia’s Maverick Antcliff (69) on 202. Last year’s joint runner-up Jack Harrison of England settled a further shot back in sixth following a 68.

Sadom, who has already broken through on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) last month, is chasing to become the third Thai player following Thitiphun Chuayprakong (2016) and Jazz Janewattananond (2017) to win the National Open of Bangladesh. Should he accomplish the feat on Saturday, he would also become the record fastest Qualifying School graduate to win on the Asian Tour.

Akbar Hossain, another Bangladeshi player was also faring well and placed joint seventh with two other players. Akabar with an under- 9- par after third day’s play.

The Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019 welcomed a new title sponsor in the National Bank Ltd, a public limited bank in Bangladesh. The tournament has been named in honour of the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud will distribute prizes as chief guest today at 3pm.

 

Rookie Sadom clings on to lead

Young Thai talent Sadom Kaewkanjana stands on the verge of his Asian Tour breakthrough after signing for a three-under-par 68 on third round yesterday to take a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open at Kurmitola Golf Club course. In fact the gold fans are expecting the last and final round to be a thrilling finish as many as four players including Bangladesh top contender Siddiqur Rahman are closely followed the Thai player. The 20-year-old Sadom, who is making his first start on Tour after coming through the Qualifying School last December, marked his card with four birdies against a bogey to stay atop the leaderboard with an 18-under-par 195 total at the end of the third round. Sadoms overnight three-shot lead was reduced to two by his closest rival Rashid Khan of India, who narrowed the gap after carding a bogey-free 67, highlighted by an eagle and two birdies, to sit in second place at the US$350,000 Asian Tour full-field event. Indias Ajeetesh Sandhu returned with the days best score of a 65, thanks to six birdies, including four in-a-row from the 11th hole, to trail by six shots in solo third in the tournament, which is celebrating its fifth consecutive edition on the Asian Tour this week. Siddikur Rahman remained the highest-placed Bangladeshi after posting a flawless 68 to tie in fourth place with Australias Maverick Antcliff (69) on 202. Last years joint runner-up Jack Harrison of England settled a further shot back in sixth following a 68. Sadom, who has already broken through on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) last month, is chasing to become the third Thai player following Thitiphun Chuayprakong (2016) and Jazz Janewattananond (2017) to win the National Open of Bangladesh. Should he accomplish the feat on Saturday, he would also become the record fastest Qualifying School graduate to win on the Asian Tour. Akbar Hossain, another Bangladeshi player was also faring well and placed joint seventh with two other players. Akabar with an under- 9- par after third days play. The Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019 welcomed a new title sponsor in the National Bank Ltd, a public limited bank in Bangladesh. The tournament has been named in honour of the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud will distribute prizes as chief guest today at 3pm.