Ahmedabad: Saptak Talwar and Dhruv Sheoran shared the top spot after the third round of the US$300,000 (INR 2.7 million) DP World PGTI Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship 2026 held at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad.
Saptak (68-71-69) and Dhruv (69-69-70) were joint top with identical totals of eight under 208. Saptak’s flawless 69 helped him move up three places while Dhruv’s 70 saw him move up one position on the third day.
Manu Gandas shot a 67, his lowest overall score of the day, and moved up 11 positions to third place at seven under 209.
Aryaman Aditya Mohan also scored the day’s low of 67 and finished in fourth place at six-under 210 along with Arjun Prasad (69) and Clement Sordet (71) of France.
We would like to thank our tournament title sponsor Indorama Ventures for their support. We also thank our official umbrella partner DP World and our tour partners Amul, Axis Bank,
Victorious Choice, Campa, Amrutanjan Electro Plus, Golf Plus Monthly and Golf Design India for their support in expanding the tour.
Saptak Talwar, tied for fourth overnight and two shots off the lead, announced himself as a contender with his flawless round on Saturday. Talwar hails from Greater Noida and a
Last year’s DP World PGTI winner made his three birdies from 10 to 20 feet on the fourth, eighth and 12th holes.
Saptak, who last played at Kalhaar in 2023, said: “I looked at a lot of birdies. The putter didn’t cooperate as well as I would have liked, but I avoided the mistakes with only three bogeys in the first three days. I feel like my game is going in the right direction. This course is pretty challenging off the tees and I feel like I’ve done well with my shots so far.”
Dhruv Sheoran, who was third overnight and just a shot away from the lead, continued to make steady progress, as did Saptak. Gurugram’s Sheoran, winner of three titles, collected four birdies in exchange for two bogeys on Saturday. On the third day, he hit some putts from 10 to 15 feet away.
Dhruv, 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 in the wind. So I adapted well to the conditions. I am looking forward to competing in round four. I will draw on my experience from 72 The League in the last two weeks. The team competition in the league has prepared me well to play closely.” situations.”
Joint leaders Jhared Hack and Brijesh Kumar returned cards of 74 and 76 respectively and fell down the rankings. While Jhared finished in a tie for seventh place with 5-under 211, Brijesh finished tied for 16th with 3-under 213.
