Halfway around the world from the Valspar Championship in Tampa, the European Tour has made their stop in the bustling capital city of New Delhi in northern India for the Hero Indian Open.
Play in round 3 has been suspended due to darkness with nearly half the field being brought back early Sunday morning to complete their rounds.
Defending champion SSP Chawrasia , Eddie Pepperell and Carlos Pigem will take a share of the lead at -6 when play resumes.
They have lost four hours of play due the threat of lightning on days one and two and all three of the leading players will have to return to finish round three on Sunday morning.
Chawrasia must be the favourite as the defending champ and 4 second place finishes at his national championship, this year being played on this difficult Gary Player designed DLF Golf an Country Club.
Here's what he had to say. "I stuck to the same game-plan that I have had for the first two rounds. I just want to hit straight, keep the ball in play and keep giving myself chances all the time. The key is not to give away loose shots. Birdies are so difficult to find on this course and they require a lot of hard work, so to give away a bogey is painful."
This is how Pepperell described the tricky greens. "The greens are firm, the pin positions are tricky. The greens are like something you would find at Disneyland. It's difficult. The fairways are tight, there's no let-up. You need to hit good shot after good shot."
They have lost four hours of play due the threat of lightning on days one and two and all three of the leading players will have to return to finish round three on Sunday morning.
Chawrasia must be the favourite as the defending champ and 4 second place finishes at his national championship, this year being played on this difficult Gary Player designed DLF Golf an Country Club.
Here's what he had to say. "I stuck to the same game-plan that I have had for the first two rounds. I just want to hit straight, keep the ball in play and keep giving myself chances all the time. The key is not to give away loose shots. Birdies are so difficult to find on this course and they require a lot of hard work, so to give away a bogey is painful."
This is how Pepperell described the tricky greens. "The greens are firm, the pin positions are tricky. The greens are like something you would find at Disneyland. It's difficult. The fairways are tight, there's no let-up. You need to hit good shot after good shot."
So far there are only 11 players under par.
Bryan Angus
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