Rohana stretches lead to five shots after a 67 in round three

Sri Lankan Anura Rohana carded a flawless five-under-67 to open up a significant five-shot lead after the third round of the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship here Saturday.

The 45-year-old from Sri Lanka produced his second consecutive error-free round to take control with a three-day total of 18-under-198 at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course.

Om Prakash Chouhan (67) of Mhow and Delhi's Rashid Khan (68) occupied tied second place at 13-under-203 at the Rs. 60 lakh event.

Rohana (67-64-67), the halfway leader by three shots, enjoyed a steady front-nine where he managed one birdie and eight pars to maintain a safe distance between himself and his nearest challengers Aadil Bedi, Mukesh Kumar and Rashid Khan.

Rohana, who won the last of his five titles on the PGTI exactly a year back in Jamshedpur, had a contrasting back-nine thanks to a hot putter that helped him build on his lead.

He drained birdie putts from a range of seven to 15 feet on the 11th, 13th and 18th. Rohana also .