Siddikur 14 shots behind leader in $1.3m Panasonic Open

Dhaka  – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman is in the penultimate spot on the table after the 3rd round of the US$ 1,270,000 Panasonic Open Golf Championship at Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course in Japan on Friday.Siddikur scored five-over-par (218) after the 3rd round, 14 shots behind the leader. Shiv Kapur of India moved up to top slot from 2nd putting down Kodai Ichihara of Japan.Shiv is on nine-under-par (204), while Kodai one shot behind the leader scoring eight-under-par (205).Siddikur traded four bogies and one birdies in the 3rd round to score three-over-par (74), making a dismal start with a bogey for the 1st hole and played another one in the 3rd hole of the first session.In the 2nd session, he played another dismal bogey to put the 11th hole that recouvered treading a sweet birdie for 13th hole, but upset again with another bogey for 17th hole.Siddikur remained in the race making cut with two-over-par (144) after the 2nd round. In the 2nd round, he traded three sweet birdies and two dismal bogies to score one-under-par (70).  Earlier in the first round on Thursday, Siddikur birdied to put the 12th holes while traded four unfortunate bogies to score
three-over-par (74).(UNB)