Olympics 2021: Aditi Ashok continues her brilliance on Day 3 to maintain 2nd place, Diksha Dagar puts up an inspired round

I'm your golf host Dheeraj signing off for the day, with a promise to take you through the Final Round tomorrow. Remember, we have an early start: Diksha at 7.47am JST (4.17am IST) and Aditi Ashok at 8.18am JST (4.48am IST). Live golf coverage will commence from 4.15am India Time onwards. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much we did bringing it to you!

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The action starts early tomorrow with everything to play for. This is as big a stage as it gets!
Even if a few feel that a three stroke lead goin into the final round is enough, we saw with Nelly, what pressure can do. Aditi too had a blip in the middle there, but she bounced back with two birdies in her last 4 holes to open a two stroke lead over third placed golfers. Diksha on the other hand carded a solid one-over par round with a bogey free back 9. Third straight improved round.
Join us tomorrow to cheer our girls all the way to the podium.

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As Aditi cards a 68 in round 3 to remain overnight 2nd, @OlympicGolf says: When the heat is on, @aditigolf delivers!

Diksha's Scorecard:
Front 9 (All Rounds):

Back 9 (All Rounds):

Aditi's Scorecard:
Front 9 (All Rounds):

Back 9 (All Rounds):

The pairings are as below:
Diksha Dagar (IND), Azahara Munoz (ESP), Kelly Tan (MAS)
Lydia Ko (NZL) will join Aditi Ashok (IND) & Nelly Korda (USA) on the tee tomorrow

Round 4 promises to be another cracker of a day! Will history be written tomorrow for Aditi & India?

Round 4 Tee time Update for tomorrow:
Diksha Dagar tees off at 7.47am JST (4.17am IST) from 10th hole
Aditi Ashok tees off at 8.18am JST (4.48am IST) from 1st hole

A reminder for Round 4 tomorrow: Tee times have been advanced by an hour. Round 4 now scheduled to start at 6.30am JST (3am IST)
Watch this space for the tee times!

Will be back after a short break. Stay tuned for lot more updates and stats. Coming up shortly.

Another good day for India at the golf course today!

Aditi consolidated on her awesome performance with another stupendous show. Agree, there were a few nerves in between which showed in her putting in the middle, but how well did she come back! 2 birdies in the last 3 holes. We saw Nelly Korda sweating and making a few unforced errors towards the end, didn't we? Golfers too are humans after all...

Diksha had a very inspiring outing today. She carded a bogey free last 9 and +1 for the day. What a fine young talent she is.

Leaderboard after Round 3:

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So at the end of Round 3, Nelly Korda (US) leads at -15, Aditi is solo 2nd on -12, then we have 4 golfers tied on 3rd. Leaderboard coming up.

Update for Round 4 tomorrow: Tee times have been advanced by an hour. Round 4 now scheduled to start at 6.30am JST (3am IST)

Aditi leaves the birdie putt short! Sinks in her par. She maintains 2 stroke lead over 3rd place golfers. Stays 3 off the lead.

Madsen finishes +1 for the day at 8 under tied 7th

Pure class & skill from Nelly! Great out from the rough to set up a tap in par.

Nelly will look to do an up & down from rough. She took help to get the cables removed after duly marking her ball. Lesson for all amateurs there.

Nelly goes over the green! Scrambling...

Ooh! we heard Aditi's cries of "Go..." right upto India.... Must've skipped a beat there... but great second shot on the 18th! Sets up a long birdie putt...

Mone Inami drops a stroke on 18th. Finishes -3 for the day. Tied 3rd at -10 for the tournament.

While we wait for the 18th green to clear, Diksha rounds up her 3rd round at +1 for the day. An even par back 9. Brilliant. A solid card for her. She is Tied 52nd at +7 for the tournament. Well done girl!

Big thanks to semdev7443 for taking some load off my shoulder today!

The pin on 18th is tucked back on the right today

She has the honor on 18th tee. Drives down the fairway's throat.

Aditi in sole 2nd place at -12, 3 behind Nelly who leads the leaderboard at -15

What a timely birdie by Aditi!!! -12 thru 17

Lydia Ko (AUS) tidies up the 18th with a par. She finished -5 today, -10 tied 4th today. Good round!

Bad break for Nelly. From bunker side rough, she goes off the green on the fringe. Putting to save par here

Meanwhile, Diksha maintains her bogey free back 9, 7 back to back pars. +1 through 17 holes today. Tied 51.

2 holes to go for Aditi today. Can she setup a birdie on 17th? She does! Beautifully done. 14footer for birdie, which is smack in the middle of her putting range

Nelly & Aditi on the shortest par 4 of the course, 311yard 17th.

Lydia Ko cards a 5-under 66 today. Well played

Fantastic run by Mone Inami (-5), Lydia Ko (-4) & Hannah Green (-4) today

Leaderboard

Good to have a few golfers here:

What a good read from Aditi. Taps in her par. Good putting. Nelly settles for a par too.

Now on 168yards par 3 16th. Playing 168yards today, Aditi is well short of the pin on the right, long putt for her. Good shots by Nelly & Madsen.

Reading a few questions on the play tomorrow. Final round is scheduled to be played tomorrow as planned. If weather interrupts, we have Sunday also to finish, weather permitting

Diksha extends her solid round with another par on 7th hole (her 15th). Up 2 positions from yesterday, now tied 51st

Aditi & Nelly are both -2 through 15 holes for the day

And it is 2 putt par for Nelly. Good putt, firm and committed

Yesssss!!! She sinks the putt! What a big birdie this is! Aditi now ties Mone for 2nd at -11

My oh my! Nelly Korda feeling the heat? Leaves the putt too short! She will do well to save par

Diksha, meanwhile continues with her string of pars. Now tied 51st after par on 6th. She remains +1 for the day. Very steady & encouraging performance by her so far.

Aditi drives fairway down the middle on par 4, 15th. She goes over the flag to set up a long birdie chance. Nelly goes right & catches the slope away from the pin. A two putt par for Nelly & birdie for Aditi?

Leaderboard