Kahlon, who had scores of 71 and 70 in the first two rounds, had an aggregate of 210 and was well ahead of Ashok Kumar Mahto and first day leader Amish Jaitha who were on 215.

While Mahto had a par round today, Jaitha played poorly for a 77.

Others in the fray were Saurabh Bahuguna (220), Aman Bahl and Amit Luthra (222), Digvijay Singh and Suman Puri (225).