Jairaj Singh Sandhu, another Chandigarh player and Delhi-based Saptak Talwar were tied for second place at six-under 64.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Akshay sank eight birdies and a bogey on Wednesday to show signs of return to form after having hit a rough patch over the last few events. He began the day with a long birdie conversion on the third before he went on to collect five more birdies from a range of less than 10 feet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A bogey followed on the 15th but he more than made up for it with birdies on the last two holes including a two-putt from 70 feet on the 18th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Akshay, currently 10th on the PGTI Ranking with five top-10s this year including two runner-up finishes, said: \"Putting was the highlight of my round today. I made birdies on all the four par-5s. I planned not to attack the par-5s today because they were playing tricky due to the headwind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The Rambagh Golf Club is in great shape and playing even better than last year after they changed the greens. I feel making greens in regulation will be the key going ahead on this course.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I had momentum with some good finishes till October. But after missing the cut at my home course in Chandigarh for the first time in so many years, I lost some confidence. But now I feel that I\u2019m slowly getting back in the groove.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jairaj\u2019s 64 featured seven birdies and a bogey including four long conversions while Saptak had eight birdies and a double-bogey in his round of 64. He landed it within a foot of the flag on a couple of occasions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among the nine players bunched in tied fourth at 65, were last year\u2019s Order of Merit champion Manu Gandas and the 2018 Jaipur Open winner Aman Raj.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prakhar Asawa fired an even-par 70 to be the highest-placed among the Jaipur-based professionals. He occupied tied 48th position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
PGTI Ranking leader Om Prakash Chouhan (70) was also in tied 48th place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/golf-akshay-sharma-takes-round-one-lead-at-jaipur-open.JPG", "alt_img": "Golf: Akshay Sharma takes round one lead at Jaipur Open", "alt_title": "Golf: Akshay Sharma takes round one honours at Jaipur Open", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Golf: Akshay Sharma Takes Round One Lead At Jaipur Open On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Golf: Akshay Sharma Takes Round One Lead At Jaipur Open, The Rambagh Golf Club: Chandigarh\u2019s Akshay Sharma shot a sizzling seven-under 63 to take the round one lead at the.", "seo_keywords": "Akshay Sharma, Jaipur Open, Bhawani Singh Rathore, Jairaj Singh Sandhu, Saptak Talwar, PGTI Ranking, The Rambagh Golf Club, Manu Gandas, Aman Raj, Prakhar Asawa, Om Prakash Chouhan", "tag": "", "tagging": "Akshay Sharma, Jaipur Open, Bhawani Singh Rathore, Jairaj Singh Sandhu, Saptak Talwar, PGTI Ranking, The Rambagh Golf Club, Manu Gandas, Aman Raj, Prakhar Asawa, Om Prakash Chouhan", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "golf-akshay-sharma-takes-round-one-lead-at-jaipur-open", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "652", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-12-13 20:14:02", "updated": "2023-12-13 20:14:02", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Akshay Sharma, Jaipur Open, Bhawani Singh Rathore, Jairaj Singh Sandhu, Saptak Talwar, PGTI Ranking, The Rambagh Golf Club, Manu Gandas, Aman Raj, Prakhar Asawa, Om Prakash Chouhan", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-12-13 20:14:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "golf", "cnmid": "836891", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/golf-akshay-sharma-takes-round-one-lead-at-jaipur-open-11277" }