Yuvraj continues to dominate at Mysuru Open

City’s Yuvraj Sandhu continued his domination at the ongoing Mysuru Open 2025 as he led the third day with a commanding 8-under 62, with two eagles to extend his lead to three shots.

A confident-looking Sandhu, the leader from round one, moved his total to an imposing 22-under 188. Sandhu (61-65-62), the current PGTI Order of Merit leader, is now staring at his third PGTI title of the season.

Jamal Hossain (62-65-64) of Bangladesh posted a 64 despite missing some crucial putts to continue in second place for the third straight day as his total read 19-under 191.

Delhi golfer Arjun Prasad also carded a 64 to move into sole third place at a total of 18-under 192 on another overcast day.

Chandigarh’s Karandeep Kochhar matched Sandhu’s first round tournament low of 61 to zoom 11 spots to tied-4th place at 17-under 193. Kochhar’s round featured an eagle and seven birdies.

Italy’s Michele Ortolani (63), who fired two eagles on Thursday, also closed the day in joint fourth position. P Prabhu and Dhruv Bopanna, the two Mysuru-based professionals who made the cut, were placed tied 47th at 6-under 204.

Sandhu began the day by dropping his first bogey of the week on the second. He came roaring back with two birdies and two eagles on the front-nine. He landed his tee shot within two feet of the pin on the Par-4 seventh to pick up his first eagle while for his next eagle on the Par-5 ninth. He thereafter shot five consecutive birdies from the 10th through the 14th thanks to all aspects of his game coming together. At that stage, he enjoyed a commanding five-shot lead. However, he had a horrid last four holes where he made three bogeys in exchange for a birdie that reduced his lead.

“I was playing in a different mental zone today, as was evident from my scoring between the seventh and the 14th. I was really enjoying myself out there. It’s the kind of zone that golfers often strive to get into. My calm and relaxed demeanour and confidence on the course is a direct reflection of the grind that I put myself through during the off-season by pushing myself to the limit. I feel that it shows in my confidence when I turn up to play a tournament,” said Sandhu.

Hossain accumulated five birdies over the first 11 holes, but then missed some opportunities on the greens as he could only manage two birdies and a bogey over the next seven holes.