Ajeetesh Sandhu finally found a bunch of birdies as he carded a 4-under 67 to make a significant jump at the Kolon Korea Open Golf Championship after round three, on Saturday.
Sandhu, lying T-59, after making the cut on the line, moved to T-19 and gave himself a good chance of a Top-10 finish.
Khalin Joshi (71) was lying T-25 alongside S Chikkarangappa (68), while Gaganjeet Bhullar (72) was T-43 and Chiragh Kumar (74) was T-61.
Korea's Minchel Choi took over the third round lead by powering ahead with a seven-under-par 64 to enjoy a two-shot advantage heading into the final round.
Sandhu starting on the back nine birdied 10th, 12th and 15th before dropping a shot on 16th. After a birdie on the 18th, he turned in 3-under and had three birdies against two bogeys on his second nine for a 67.
The 29-year-old Choi, who started the day six shots back of overnight leader Hosung Choi, got the lead he deserved by firing eight birdies against a long bogey to take charge with his three-day total of 10-under-par 203 at the Woo Jeong Hills Country Club. Hosung slipped to second place following a 72.
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