Subash Tamang moved to the top of the leader board after the third round of the Surya Nepal Premier Golf Championship, the final event under Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2025-26, at the par-72 Gokarna Golf Club on Thursday.

Tamang, who plays in the DP World PGTI Tour in India, carded a bogey-free 7-under 65 for a 54-hole total score of 15-under 201.

Tamang took the turn at 4-under 32 with birdies on the first, third, fifth and ninth holes. He then added three more birdies on the 11th, 12th and 17th holes for 3-under 33 on the back nine. He is one stroke ahead of former leader Bhuvan Nagarkoti, who carded 1-under 71 in the third round for a total score of 14-under 202.

Nagarkoti, who led the first two rounds, carded 2-under 34 on the front nine with birdies on the third and sixth holes. But he played 1-over 37 on the back nine after he faced two bogeys on the 10th and 18th holes against a lone birdie on the 16th hole.

Another PGTI player Sukra Bahadur Rai and amateur golfer Sadbhav Acharya are tied for third at 12-under 204. Rai carded his third consecutive 4-under 68, while Acharya played 1-under 71.

Rai carded 4-under 32 on the front nine. He carded five birdies on the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth holes against a lone bogey on the eighth hole. After the turn, Rai dropped shots on the 11th and 13th holes against birdies on the 12th and 14th holes for even-par 36 on the back nine.

Acharya, who is on a break from the NCAA Division-1 in the United States, had a rollercoaster round with four bogeys and a double bogey against five birdies and an eagle. He took the turn at 1-over 37. He birdied the first and third holes before facing bogeys on the fourth and fifth holes. He carded a birdie on the seventh hole but suffered a double bogey on the eighth hole. Acharya then sank an eagle on the 11th and carded birdie on the 13th and 18th holes. But he settled for 2-under 34 after bogeys on the 12th and 16th holes.

Meanwhile, defending champion amateur golfer Rahul Bishwakarma is fifth at 10-under 206 after he carded 4-under 68.

Amateur golfer Tenzing Tsering is sixth at 7-under 209, while another amateur Wangchen Dhondup is seventh at 5-under 211. Both Tenzing and Wangchen carded 2-under 70 in the third round. Pro Dinesh Prajapati is eighth at 2-under 214, while Niraj Tamang and Sanjay Lama are tied for ninth at 1-under 215. Dinesh and Niraj carded 1-under 71, while Sanjay played 1-over 73.

A total of 68 golfers, including 46 pros and 22 amateurs, are taking part in the flagship event of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour.

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