Ahmedabad, March 14 – Saptak Talwar and Dhruv Sheoran shared the top spot after the third round of the DP World PGTI's Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship 2026, a $300,000 (₹2.7 crore) prize money event, which was played at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Saptak (68-71-69) and Dhruv (69-69-70) were joint leaders with identical totals of eight-under 208. Saptak's flawless 69 helped him move up three positions, while Dhruv's 70 saw him move up one position on the third day. Manu Gandas fired a 67, the joint lowest score of the day, to move up 11 positions to third place with a score of seven-under 209.
Aryaman Aditya Mohan also scored the day's joint lowest of 67, ending the round in tied fourth place with Arjun Prasad (69) and Clement Sordet (71) of France.
Talwar, who was tied fourth overnight and two shots behind the leader, announced himself as a contender with his flawless round on Saturday. Talwar, from Greater Noida and a winner on the DP World PGTI last year, made three birdies from distances of 10 to 20 feet on the fourth, eighth, and 12th holes.
Saptak, who last played at Kalhaar in 2023, said, "I've been making a lot of birdies. My putter hasn't been as cooperative as I would have liked, but I managed to keep the errors to a minimum with just three bogeys over the first three days. I feel my game is on the right track. This course is quite demanding off the tee, and I feel I've done well with my tee shots so far."
Sheoran, who was third overnight and one shot behind the leader, also continued to make steady progress like Saptak. Sheoran, based in Gurugram and a winner of three titles, collected four birdies while making two bogeys on Saturday. He sank a few putts from distances of 10 to 15 feet on the third day.
Dhruv, who was part of the Rajasthan Regals team that won DP World PGTI's 72 The League last week, said, "I stuck to my game plan. I kept telling myself to keep the ball in play. When the wind picked up, I kept the ball under the wind. So, I adapted well to the conditions. I'm excited to be in contention in the fourth round. I will draw on my experiences from 72 The League over the past two weeks. The team competition at the League prepared me well to play in tight situations."
The joint halfway leaders, Jhared Hack and Brijesh Kumar, returned scores of 74 and 76, respectively, to drop down the leaderboard. While Jhared was tied seventh at five-under 211, Brijesh occupied 16th place at three-under 213.