Turns out rain is not the only thing that Gaganjeet Bhullar has carried from windy Scotland to balmy Indonesia. The youngster missed the cut at the British Open, but the confidence of having played his first Major championship seems to be showing already.
Gagan might finally be turning our pre-tournament hopes into reality as he shot a hold-your-breath 10-under 62 in the thundershower-struck third round at the Indonesia President Invitational. Going into Sunday, he's two ahead of all the field but we'll hold our horses before branding him third-round leader as closest pursuer, Adam Blyth, the young Aussie who is ever ready to put on his dancing shoes, is just two behind and with six holes in his third round to go, might just canter ahead before the last round begins.
But this is about Gagan, who is now 17-under for the tournament over just three rounds on the rain-softened greens of the Damai Indah Golf and Country Club. In fact, the last-hole birdie was almost stolen by the 21-year-old, who, playing in near darkness, knew that they might be off any moment. So he played two perfect shots, off the tee, and on the green, in the dark and then two-putted from 12 feet to get the birdie.
That extra cushion might not have been such a bad idea. Gagan, after all, has some bitter-sweet memories of this tournament, courtesy a gentleman named Juvic Pagunsan, as we've already told you. But that was when Gagan was practically a greenhorn in pro golf. Now that the taste of victory is not an alien flavour for him, we hope this finish turns out to be much sweeter.
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