Jyoti Randhawa managed to stay in contention for the title despite returning an ordinary even-par 72 in the third round of the Singapore Masters golf here today.The 34-year-old Delhi pro made two bogies on the back-nine to lose his one-stroke lead overnight to be in sole third position with an overall 11-under at the Laguna National Golf Club.China’s Liang Weng-chong and England’s Gary Lockerbie shared the top spot, one stroke ahead of the Indian. Liang carded a 68 and Lockerbie a 69 to tie for the lead at 12-under 204.Among the other Indian golfers in the fray, Asia number one Jeev Milkha Singh improved to tied 32nd place with a two-under 70, but Gaurav Ghei and Rahil Gangjee slipped to tied 58th and 67th place with identical five-over 77. Randhawa made a birdie on the third, but fell back with back-to-back bogies on the next two holes. Birdies on the seventh, ninth and 10th revived his round, but he then made bogies on the 11th and 16th holes.Jeev made a bogey for the second successive day on the par-5 second hole, but was solid thereafter in making four birdies as against a second bogey for his 70.Chopra tied third• Meanwhile, in Florida, a birdie binge in the middle of the round helped Daniel Chopra stay in the title hunt with an even par 71 to be in a crowded tie for third place at the PODS Championships on the US Tour at Palm Harbour on Saturday. Totalling four-under 138 at the midway stage, the Indo-Swede star is two behind the leader, Australian Stephen Leaney (67), who putted beautifully to wrest the lead at six-under 136 after rounds of 69 and 67. Despite a late bogey, Heath Slocum went into a sole second at five-under 139 with rounds of 69 and 68. Chopra hung in with a 71 despite two bogeys over the last three holes in the second round.
