Shiv Kapur made a dream start with four birdies in a row and then kept his foot on the accelerator, maintaining six-under through the first eight holes on the third day of the Trophee Hassan II tournament, here on Saturday.
However, he then gave away three bogeys over next six holes before signing off with a birdie-birdie finish.
With a round of five-under that had eight birdies and three bogeys, Kapur moved inside the top-15 and was lying tied 14th with a good number of players still on the course.
The lone Indian in the event, Kapur seemed to zooming near the upper part of the leaderboard after being 50th at the end of the second day. He entered the top-10 before being pushed down by back to back bogeys on ninth and 10th. Another bogey on 14th almost threatened to wash away a major part of the gains, before Kapur stemmed the rot with two birdies on last two holes.
Carding a 67, Kapur moved from one-over for 36 holes to 4-under for 54 holes. It was a superb round as he found 14 greens in regulation but left a few possible putts.
David Horsey was in lead at 4-over through 11 holes in third round and he was 7-under for the tournament. Also at 7-under was Richie Ramsay who was 1-under through five holes on the third day. One behind them was Emiliano Grillo, who carded a 5-under 67 with seven birdies and one double-bogey. He was 6-under for 54 holes.
