Amateur Karki maintains lead
Kathmandu, April 24
Amateur golfer Tanka Bahadur Karki maintained the lead after the third round of the Surya Nepal NPGA Tour Championship at the Gokarna Golf Club here today.
Karki played a round of one-over 73 to post the 54-hole total of threeunder 213 and he was two strokes ahead of home club pro Deepak Acharya, who carded one-under 71. Bhuwan Nagarkoti was fourth at one-over 217 after he played twoover 74.
Sanjay Lama (70), Rabi Khadka (73) and amateur Bipin Tamang (73) were tied for fifth with the total score of three-over 219. Krishna Man Rajbahak (73) and Surya Prasad Sharma (76) shared the eighth place at fiveover 221.
The event, eighth under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2018-19, carries a purse of Rs 661,500 and top three pros will receive Rs 120,000, Rs 77,000 and Rs 55,000 respectively.