Ahmedabad
Saptak Talwar and Dhruv Sheoranshared the top spot after roundthree of the DP World PGTI’s US$300,000 (INR 2.7 crore) Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship 2026 being played at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad.
Saptak (68-71-69) and Dhruv (69-69-70) were joint leaders with identical totals of eight-under 208. Saptak’s error-free 69 helped him climb three spots while Dhruv’s 70 saw him jump one position on day three.
Manu Gandasfired a 67, the joint lowest score of the day, to rise 11 positions to third place at seven-under 209.
Aryaman Aditya Mohan also struck the day’s joint lowest of 67 to end the round in tied fourth place at six-under 210 along with Arjun Prasad (69) and Clement Sordet (71) of France.
Saptak Talwar, who was overnight tied fourth and two shots off the lead, announced himself as a contender with his flawless round on Saturday. Talwar, hailing from Greater Noida and a winner on the DP World PGTI last year, made his three birdies from a range of 10 to 20 feet on the fourth, eighth and 12th holes.
Saptak, who last played at Kalhaar in 2023, said, “I’ve been giving myself a lot of looks at birdies. The putter hasn’t cooperated as much as I would’ve liked, however, I kept the errors out with just three bogeys over the first three days. I feel my game is trending in the right direction. This course is quite demanding off the tees and I feel I’ve done well with my teeshots so far.” Dhruv Sheoran, who was overnight
