Greater Noida, February 26 The competition is narrowing down to two teams – UP Prometheans and Rajasthan Regals – as both leading teams won all their matches in the third round of the DP World PGTI 72 League at the Jaypee Greens Golf Course on Thursday.
Both UP and Rajasthan started the day with 17 points and then added a maximum possible 15 from their performance on Thursday.
Prometheans defeated Kolkata Classics, while Regals achieved a similar result against Mumbai Aces. In the third match of the day, Nava Raipur defeated Charminar Champions 9-6, keeping their hopes alive of reaching the final, and they moved to third place with 23 points.
Interestingly, all 15 matches of the day resulted in a clear winner, with none being halved.
UP captain Shaurya Bhattacharya, who paired with Himmat Rai to defeat Khalin Joshi and Ajay Baisoya 4&3 in the fourballs, said: "It was a really good day. I was happy with the way I played personally, and with the pairing I had with Himmat Rai. And I was delighted with how the rest of our team played."
"We were tied after 10 holes, after leading through the turn. Then Himmat made a crucial putt on the 11th hole for a birdie from 12 feet on the 11th, and we felt that completely changed the momentum in our favour."
As luck would have it, Prometheans will face Regals in the final league round.
Sheoran's win set the tone, which also included a resounding 8&6 win for captain Ajeetesh Sandhu and Michele Ortolani over Mumbai's Aniket Sawant and Declan Kenny.
Chikkarangappa S and Sheoran (both Regals), Abhinav Lohan (UP Prometheans), and Anant Singh Ahlawat (Nava Raipur) are the players who have won all their matches across the three rounds.
The fourth round of the league will be played on March 2 at Classic Golf & Country Club. Charminar Champions will take on Kolkata Classics, while Rajasthan Regals will face Nava Raipur. Mumbai Aces will face UP Prometheans.
