Bhullar eyes record 12th Asian Tour win
Gaganjeet Bhullar, who won his last title 11 months ago to the day, put himself in the perfect position to pick up his 12th Asian Tour win as he fired a bogey-free 66 at the Black Mountain Championship.
Bhullar, who had 65-66 in the previous two rounds, added a 66 to get to 19-under and two shots clear of American John Catlin (65), whose earlier rounds were 69-65.
Catlin, the Order of Merit leader, was 17-under. Fellow American Michael Maguire was third with 68-64-68 at 16-under.
Bhullar, who trails Thai legends Thaworn Wiratchant (18) and Thonghchai Jaidee (13) in terms of wins on the Asian Tour, has 11 wins and is also the top Indian.
The next best Indians are Jyoti Randhawa and Arjun Atwal, with eight wins each.
Bhullar had a bogey in each of his opening two rounds. In the third, he birdied four times on the front nine and twice on the back nine. Overall, he has had 21 birdies against two bogeys in three rounds.
The other two Indians, Khalin Joshi (73), was T-39th at 9-under, and Karandeep Kochhar (73) was T-65 at 5-under. There is a round more left. Bhullar, 36, was dogged by a sore hip this year. He has not finished better than joint 33rd at the International Series Morocco.
After missing the last three cuts, he is currently 123rd on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. However, the rebound appears to have begun this week, and a 12th win is a real possibility.
