Thomas, who is trying to retain his full status on the Korn Ferry Tour, started the third round with a birdie but consecutive bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes hurt him. Thomas improved his score with late birdies on the 14th and 16th holes but a final hole bogey saw him finish the day
After being interrupted by the weather in the first round, Rayhan Thomas came back to complete the first round in 5-under 65 at the Simmons Bank Open on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Rayhan Thomas, who turns 24 in December this year, leads the seven-member Indian squad for the 2023 edition of the AAC at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club from October 26 to October 29.
Aryan, who will complete 21 in two months, is part of the seven-man Indian team at the Asia-Pacific Amateurs. The other Indians in the field are Rayhan Thomas, who was second in 2018, Milind Soni, Arjun Gupta, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Shat Mishra and Krishnav Nikhil Chopraa.
Mishra and Bhattacharya are part of the seven-man Indian amateur squad which will play this week at the amazing Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, an hour outside Bangkok.