Shanghai: Jyoti Randhawa lost a precious lead but stayed third as all four participating Indians moved inside the top-20 to indicate the strength of the Indian challenge at the star-studded $5 million HSBC Champions golf tournament.
Randhawa, who led in both the first and second rounds, had a great start with birdies on first two holes, but faltered after dropping a double bogey on the fifth at the Sheshan Country Club.
His day's work of even par 72 saw him finish at 10-under 206 and two shy of the lead held by two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen (67), who played consistent golf for his three-under 69, moving into the lead at 12-under 204. Goosen had five birdies and two bogeys.
Tiger Woods, playing in the lead group with Randhawa and Goosen also struggled during the day with one double bogey, four bogeys and three birdies and an eagle during his round of one-over 73 that pegged him at seven-under 209 and at fifth place on the ladder.
As Randhawa lay third, Jeev Milkha Singh made a small upward move from tied 10th to tied eighth with his one-under 71 and six-under 210, that also included a double bogey.
Shiv Kapur ran into problems with his putting and shot a 74 that saw him slip to tied 17th at four-under 212 while Gaurav Ghei (71) moved from tied 29th to tied 19th at three-under 215.
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