Golf: DP World PGTI 72 The League Round 3 Leaders

UP Prometheans and Rajasthan Regals remained joint leaders in DP World PGTI 72 The League after round three. Both sides completed clean sweeps at Jaypee Greens Golf Course. Each team began the day on 17 points. Each then added the full 15 points available on 26 February. UP beat Kolkata Classics, while Rajasthan defeated Mumbai Aces.

Nava Raipur stayed in the title chase after a 9-6 win over Charminar Champions. That result lifted Nava Raipur to third place on 23 points. The day also produced clear outcomes in every match. All 15 contests ended with a winner. No match was halved, which kept the points race tight behind the leaders.

Rajasthan Regals and UP Prometheans moved to 32 points each after maximum hauls. Charminar Champions held fourth place on 21 points despite defeat. Mumbai Aces stayed on 11 points, while Kolkata Classics sat sixth on seven. One fourball from round one remained unfinished. Organisers said the result will be decided on Monday.

Team	Points	Note
Rajasthan Regals	32
UP Prometheans	32
Nava Raipur	23
Charminar Champions	21
Mumbai Aces	11
Kolkata Classics	7
(* denotes one unfinished fourball match from the first round, the result of which will be determined on Monday)

The fourth round is scheduled for Monday, 2nd March, at Classic Golf & Country Club. Charminar Champions will play bottom side Kolkata Classic. Rajasthan Regals will meet Nava Raipur in a key match for the top two places. Mumbai Aces will face UP Prometheans. Prometheans will also meet Regals in the final league round.

DP World PGTI 72 The League: UP Prometheans sweep and captain reaction

UP captain Shaurya Bhattacharya teamed with Himmat Rai in fourballs. The pair beat Khalin Joshi and Ajay Baisoya 4&3. Bhattacharya said: "It was a really good day. I was happy with the way I played personally and with the pairing I had with Himmat Rai. And I was delighted with how the rest of our team played.

"We were all square after 10 holes, after leading through the turn. Then Himmat made a clutch putt on the 11th hole for a birdie from 12 feet on the 11th to halve the hole, and we felt that changed the momentum completely towards our side.

"Today was very important for us. We felt like we could capitalise on today and get as many points as possible. And now we are in a comfortable position, but we are all looking forward to the next two rounds."

DP World PGTI 72 The League: Rajasthan Regals sweep led by Dhruv Sheoran

Rajasthan captain Ajeetesh Sandhu and Michele Ortolani posted the biggest margin. The pair beat Aniket Sawant and Declan Kenny 8&6 in foursomes. In singles, Dhruv Sheoran defeated Mumbai captain Veer Ahlawat 2&1. Yuvraj Singh also won 2&1 against Divyanshu Bajaj, which maintained Rajasthan’s perfect round.

Sheoran said: "We have a couple of strong teams in the final two matches – Nava Raipur and UP. We have given our best over the first three rounds, and we understand that while that can give us a day like today, it can also give us a day like yesterday, when we lost in the second round,"

Sheoran added: "I am a very good friend of Veer and I admire his game. He is a very strong driver of the golf ball and he has a very good short game. I’d be lying if I said I was not nervous about our match. But I backed myself on the range and just wanted to stick to the game plan I had and back myself up. And then it was nice to play with Veer as we kept laughing and talking through the round,"

Sheoran also outlined selection demands across formats. "In this competition, every player in the team has to play minimum one match in each format. That is a challenge to figure out who can play how many matches. There's a lot of planning which goes because you want to put your best foot forward. So, we give the planning its due diligence, but after that, we just forget all about it and we help each other out."

DP World PGTI 72 The League round three results and unbeaten players

Round three included perfect days for both leaders, plus Nava Raipur’s 9-6 success. Chikkarangappa S and Sheoran for Rajasthan Regals stayed unbeaten across three rounds. Abhinav Lohan did the same for UP Prometheans. Anant Singh Ahlawat remained unbeaten for Nava Raipur. These records added to the pressure going into matches on 2nd March.

Tie	Score	Key results
RAJASTHAN REGALS v MUMBAI ACES	15 – 0	Dhruv Sheoran beat Veer Ahlawat 2&1; Yuvraj Singh beat Divyanshu Bajaj 2&1; Ajeetesh Sandhu/Michele Ortolani beat Aniket Sawant/Declan Kenny 8&6; Akshay Sharma/Jairaj Singh Sandhu beat Kartik Singh/Jamal Hossain 2&1; Chikkarangappa S/Ayaan Gupta beat Saptak Talwar/Kushal Singh 3&2
UP PROMETHEANS v KOLKATA CLASSICS	15 – 0	Pranav Mardikar beat Karan Verma 6&4; Manoj S beat Angad Cheema 2-up; Arjun Sharma/Bikramjeet Singh Sandhu beat Viraj Madappa/Aryav Shah 5&3; Abhinav Lohan/Arjun Prasad beat Rashid Khan/Mithun Perera 3&2; Shaurya Bhattacharya/Himmat Rai beat Khalin Joshi/Ajay Baisoya 4&3
CHARMINAR CHAMPIONS v NAVA RAIPUR	6-9	Marvin Kibirige beat Stepan Danek 3&1; Sydney Joseph Wemba lost to Anant Singh Ahlawat 4&2; Vishesh Sharma/Anshul Kabthiyal lost to Rohan Dhole Patil/Joysurjo Dey 4&3; Shubham Jaglan/Dominic Piccirillo lost to Jhared Hack/Honey Baisoya 4&3; Manu Gandas/Om Prakash Chouhan beat Amardeep Singh Malik/Mohd Azhar 3&2

The league moved into its final stretch with Rajasthan Regals and UP Prometheans level at the top. Nava Raipur remained the closest challenger after the third-round win over Charminar Champions. With round four set for 2nd March, the remaining fixtures at Classic Golf & Country Club are expected to decide finalists based on points and match outcomes.