Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri stayed on course for a European Tour card for the coming season as he turned in another flawless round of four-under 66 at the par-70 Tour Course to be second after the third round of the European Tour Qualifying School.
Lahiri ceded the leadership to Swede Pelle Edberg, who followed his second round 62 with a 63 to move to 14-under, one shot ahead of Lahiri.
Lahiri, who has had just one bogey in 54 holes, had four birdies against no bogeys in the third round but was far from happy with his putting, needing no less than 34 putts for his round of 66.
India's other player in the field, SSP Chowrasia carded one-under 69 at the par-70 Tour Course with four birdies against three bogeys. He is now even par and tied 70th, which is right on the cut line.
Lahiri continued his progress in Girona but reiterated that there is no room for complacency with half the contest still to go.
"It has been good so far and I've hit it really well. Today was the best I've hit it all week, but probably the worst I have putted in three months. I hit it awesome, but had 34 putts to shoot 66, so that is half my round there. It is something I need to improve over the next two or three days, but the rest of the game feels good, so I've just got to keep that up," said the 27-year-old.
"My putting has had nothing to do with the greens, I am just struggling a little bit with what I need to do. I feel like I'm really close to finding the right place to be both mentally and technically, so just a little bit of work on that, and it should be sorted.
"I'm really happy, and I've played really good. I'm just trying to find as many greens as I can and take the pressure off myself, and I've done that well today. Obviously the next three days will be a sterner test on the Stadium course, and I really look forward to that," he added.
