Top ranked golfer Sukra Bahadur Rai took a four-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Surya Nepal Eastern Open Golf Tournament—second event of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2022-23—at the Dharan Golf Club on Wednesday.

Rai carded six-under 64 for a total of 10-under 130.

Overnight leader Niraj Tamang carded one-under 69 for a total score of six-under 134 to stay second.

Sanjay Lama scored a round of even-par 70 to remain in the third position with a total score of four-under 136. Bhuvan Nagarkoti carded an even-par 70 for a total score of three-under 137 and lies in the fourth position.

Amateur Raj Kumar Rai scored three-under 67 for a total score of two-under 138 to keep the fifth spot.

Dhana Bahadur Thapa is sixth with a total score of one-under 139. He carded four-under 66.

Jayaram Shrestha carded one-over 71 for a total score of one-over 141.

Rame Magar who carded a round of even-par 70 has a total score of two-over 142.

Dinesh Prajapati and Surya Prasad Sharma both carded one-over 71 for a total score of three-over 143.

Amateur Yubaraj Bhujel (71) and Bal Bhadra Rai (72) are at four-over 144.

Deepak Magar (68), Deepak Acharya (71), Bhuwan Kumar Rokka (71), Amateur Sundar Rai (71) and Amateur Rupendra Gurung (72) have the total score of five-over 145 each.

Rai shot four-under 32 after carding birdies on the fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth holes. On the back nine, he sank birdies on the 12th and 15th holes for two-under 32.

Tamang carded two-under 34 on the front nine with birdies on the third, fifth and seventh holes against a bogey on the fourth hole. On the back nine, he dropped a shot on the 13th hole for one-over 35.

Lama scored one-over 37 on the front with lone birdie on the fifth against bogeys on the fourth and seventh holes. On the back nine, he made birdies on the 10th, 15th and 16th against bogeys on the 11th and 14th holes for one-under 33.

Nagarkoti carded one-under 35 on the front nine with birdies on the third, fifth and ninth holes against bogeys on the first and first and fourth holes. On the back nine, he dropped shots on the 11th and 15th holes against a lone birdie on the 13th hole for one-over 35.

Amateur Raj Kumar played one-over 37 on the front nine with dropped shots on the first and fourth holes against a birdie on the ninth hole. On the back nine, he made birdies on 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th against a bogey on the 13th hole for four-under 30.

21 professional and six amateurs survived the cut at 14-over 154.

The tournament will conclude with the Pro-Am event on December 30.