Prabagaran and Thangaraja tie for second spot
View(s):Sri Lanka made a strong start to the Professional Golf Tour of India’s (PGTI) Dialog Enterprise International tournament, with both 
Kandasamy Prabagaran and Nadaraja Thangaraja notching up 46 points to finish tied for second place behind table-leading Indian, Angad Cheema (52 points), after the opening day’s play concluded at the Royal Colombo Golf Club yesterday.
Cheema (24-10-18) the wire-to-wire leader from round one to round three, came out firing on all cylinders as he made an eagle and six birdies against two bogeys and a double-bogey. He is now six points clear of the field and staring at his maiden professional title.
“My start was bad and bogeys on the fourth and fifth were due to missed short putts. The wind was bit calmer today and my putting was very good on the back-nine. My only major error of the day was on the 17th. Besides that I was very consistent through the day. As you cannot go out with any strategy in this format and the prevailing conditions, I would look to go out and keep it simple tomorrow. I’m confident of my chances as I’ve been playing some excellent golf over the last three days,” Cheema said.
Prabagaran (21-9-16) and Thangaraja (16-13-17) revealed that they are both looking forward to playing in the leader group on the final day.
“I had a mixed start today with birdies and bogeys. I managed to get my rhythm back from the sixth hole as I birdied the sixth, seventh, 10th, 11th and 14th to finish my round with 16 points. I’m very happy with today’s effort and I’ll look to create more birdie opportunities in the final round,” Prabagaran explained.
His compatriot, who struck seven birdies, one bogey and a double-bogey, said he should have done better but he was nevertheless satisfied to get into the final round, where he will try to collect as many birdies as possible.