Chiba, April 4 -- India's Karandeep Kochhar had to dig deep and buckle down to fight his way for the Tied-4th position after round three in the International Series Japan at the Caledonian Golf Club on Saturday.

After two successive bogey-free rounds, the Indian had a mixed bag in the third round with 5 bogeys cancelling out his 3 birdies for a round of 2-over 73, according to a release. His current score of 8-under 205 means that he is two shots behind leaders Shugo Imahira of Japan and Korea's Hongatek Kim, both of whom are at 10-under 203 at the International Series season opener.

Things started well for Kochhar after a birdie on the 2nd hole, but back-to-back bogeys in the 3rd and 4th set him back. He tried to fight back with anothe...