Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

I'll be try to be aggressive tomorrow: Rashid

Image
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 09 2013 | 6:42 PM IST
His roller-coaster round saw him score eagles, birdies and bogeys but Rashid Khan was satisfied with his sizzling card of seven-under 65 and said he would look to be more aggressive when he chases leader Mohammad Siddikur in the final round of Hero Indian Open here tomorrow.
"It was an eventful round. I started well but went down at fifth and six holes but after that I came back well and the eagle at the eighth hole was a major boost," said Rashid, who is currently five strokes adrift of Siddikur at tied third.
"I hit eight birdies and only six pars and it was all great. I was enjoying myself at the golf course. My putting was good but there were two bad tee shots at sixth and ninth holes.
"Tomorrow I will play with same aggression. I am following Siddikur and I need to score really big. I lost SAIL Open play off here and I want to win here. Anything can happen tomorrow," added Rashid, who picked up birdies on the first, third, seventh, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th and 17th holes, besides dropping bogeys on 5th, 6th and ninth holes.
Another Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri was leading the Indian charge earlier in the morning with four birdies in eight holes but a couple of double bogeys on the ninth and 13th pulled him back. He though recovered with back-toback birdies from 14th to 16th and turned in a five-under 67 for a total of 11-under 205.
He said: "I made a couple of bad swings and you pay the price at DGC. That was the only different between a great round and a good round.
"I'm proud with the way I fought back despite the setbacks. To make a double bogey just before the turn, you lose a lot of momentum. When you get the momentum back then you give it away in the very next hole.
"It is very difficult to gather yourself again and again during the same round especially on a golf course like this one. I'm glad that I fought back and gave myself a chance heading into tomorrow," he added.

More From This Section

First Published: Nov 09 2013 | 6:42 PM IST

Next Story