India’s Rahil Gangee continued his blistering return to form at the PKNS Selangor Masters today, posting a three-under-par 67 to take a five shot lead going into the final day.

Recovering from injury and regaining strength and speed with every round, Gangee shrugged off two early bogeys and went on a run of five birdies in eight holes to cement his hold on the tournament.

Playing at Kelab Golf Seri Selangor, the US$175,000 Asian Development Tour event has proved a challenge for the majority of the field, with most of the contenders unable to sustain any momentum in day three.

Instead it was up to Australia’s Deyen Lawson, playing three groups behind the leaders, who was able to step up, posting a bogey-free 64 to clinch the low round of the day and take solo second place on six under par.

“I’m very happy with the round today,” said Lawson after posting his score. “It’s a very strong golf course so any time I do that I’m always happy.

“Everything was pretty solid,” he said when asked if he had done anything different for his round. “You have got to hit it really straight here and your distance control has got to be on,” he added.

Rising Malaysian star Marcus Lim (71), playing in his first professional tournament, was unable to exploit his knowledge of the course, posting three early bogeys before he was able to get his round back on track, eventually finishing at one over par for a share of third place alongside Thailand’s Runchanapong Youprayong (66).

Sarut Vongchaisit (69) of Thailand holds solo fifth spot on three under par, followed by compatriot Kosuke Hamamoto (72) one shot further back in sixth and the Malaysian duo of Paul San (68) in seventh spot and Shahriffuddin Ariffin (71) in eighth on even par.

Siddkur Rahman (70) of Bangladesh and Thailand’s Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij (68) share ninth spot, ahead of Dodge Kemmer (72) of the USA, Malaysia’s Amir Nazrin (73) and Poosit Suprapramai (71) of Thailand in 11th place.

In 14th place, on three over par, lie Thailand’s Witchayapat Sinsrang (72) and Ekpharit Wu (73), Malaysia’s Fakhrul Akmal (70) and James Leow (75) of Singapore.

Main pic: India’s Rahil Gangee pictured in action at the PKNS Selangor Masters. The US$175,000 Asian Development Tour event is being held at Kelab Seri Selangor from June 19-23, 2024. Picture courtesy PKNS Selangor Masters.