Shane Lowry remains in the mix at the India Championship, but he fell two shots further off the lead after a Saturday 69 in Delhi.
The Irishman led after round one at the very first India Championship, but fell to a tie for second on Friday.
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Saturday was to be a tricky day for Lowry, with the Offaly native looking dissatisfied with several of his shots on the back nine.
However, a late rally delivered a birdie at the 18th, meaning he goes into the final round in third, just three shots off leader Keita Nakajima of Japan.
This is the inaugural India Championship, and some of the biggest names in golf have made the journey to Delhi.
Lowry’s compatriot Rory McIlroy is also in the field, as well as their Ryder Cup teammates Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood, and Luke Donald.
Donald and Fleetwood played alongside Lowry during the first two days, with Lowry admitting that they had some Ryder Cup reminiscing amid the din of the nearby Delhi traffic.
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Shane Lowry compares New Delhi din to Ryder Cup abuse
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The chaos on the roads of Delhi is world-famous, with the constant din of car horns a staple of any visit to the city.
The noise surrounding Delhi Golf Club has been noticeable even on the world TV feed, with the car horns easy to hear on the busy city centre flyovers that pass right by the course.
Golfers are traditionally accustomed to relative silence on the course, but Shane Lowry joked earlier this week that he and his Ryder Cup teammates were not as fazed by the car horns as they had been by the crowd in New York last month.
We could hear the horns from the road – it was not as off-putting as the Bethpage crowd!
Lowry was in a more frustrated move after somewhat slipping up on Saturday in Delhi.
Having gone out -2, Lowry would bogey two of the back nine to blotch his copybook and leave himself with work to do on the final day.
It is a challenge the Offaly man is ready for.
“I got very frustrated on the back nine today,” Lowry told Sky Sports after his round.
I started to hit a few very loose shots, made a few silly mistakes. So, I’m disappointed with my back nine.
I’d played great on the front nine, I was really in control of my game and how things were going. Made a great par save on nine, and then missed a short putt on 10. It all kinda snowballed, spiralled from there.
I did my best to get it back on track and it was nice to birdie the last, but I made a few really silly errors, mental errors.
You know, it is what it is, I’m only three back. Keita played great today, so he’ll be hard to beat tomorrow. There’s a few of us not far behind him, hopefully giving him a run.
Ahead of tomorrow, I’ll be fine. I’ll reset tonight and take a look at the leaderboard – I’m in a great position in this tournament. I like the golf course, I think it suits me. I think I have a low score out there, I’ve already shown that once this week.
I’ll need another low one tomorrow!
Shane Lowry has not won a solo tournament since 2022, but he has a brilliant chance to end that run on Sunday in Delhi.
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