Jakarta, Indonesia, 04 October, 2025: India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar is in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard going into the final round of the Jakarta International Championship at Damai Indah Golf’s PIK Course.

Bhullar, a five-time winner in Indonesia, carded a one-under round of 69 and that was enough for a share of the lead with Wade Ormsby of Australia (67) and Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe (62), the recent International Series Morocco champion who returned a brilliant eight-under round.

The leaders are just one ahead of one the Thai pair of Sadom Kaewkanjana (64) and Poom Saksansin (66), with compatriot Pavit Tangkamolprasert, Steve Lewton of England, Stefano Mazzoli of Italy a shot further back on nine under.

Bhullar, the 2023 BNI Indonesian Masters champion, was left to rue one costly mistake on nine, when he double bogeyed the hole despite sitting middle of the fairway after another perfect drive.

He said: “I just made one mistake on number nine. I drove the ball in the middle of the fairway. From there, I was talking to my caddy, whether it is a full eight or a nine, but anyways, I went ahead with eight. It pitched on the back edge and just rolled over. From there, I ended up making a double bogey. That was that was one blemish of the day.

“But other than that, I gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities. I hit 12 out of 14 fairways today, and 14 from 14 the last two rounds, so I drove the ball well, hit the ball well.

“The ball was right there, I was hitting it close enough to convert into birdies. The conditions were tougher than the last two rounds. It was windy, especially on the back nine, where we faced a lot of headwind left to right. Because of that, we had to change our strategy.

“Otherwise, third round is moving day and I am still in the hunt. I am just going to work on my putting right now. I will just try and roll with a better momentum, especially the 30-footer, 40-footers. So the job is one shot at a time, that is all I can do.”

Japan’s Kazuki Higa is still in with a chance of a spectacular hat-trick of consecutive victories on the Asian Tour after a three-under round of 67 on day three left him just four off the leaders.

Higa won the 41st Shinhan Donghae Open and the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in a spectacular September fortnight, and he is in with a chance of a third straight victory – a first for the Asian Tour – with just 18 holes left to play.

The tournament is the fifth of nine on The International Series, the elevated events which provide a pathway onto the LIV Golf League via the season-long Rankings race.