Local favourite SSP Chawrasia was sharing the fourth place, one behind the leaders, along with Karandeep Kochhar and Ankur Chadha.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gangjee, who played most of his golf in Kolkata before moving to Bengaluru a few years back, was on fire with the putter as he accumulated seven birdies over the first 10 holes. He also played some good chips over this stretch. Gangjee, who won twice on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) last year and also finished second on the PGTI Order of Merit, added two more birdies and bogeys to his card on the last six holes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gangjee said, \u201cMy putting was on fire and chipping was really good. I had a tremendous par save on the third hole where I found the hazard. I made a great up and down from 97 yards there which gave me momentum on the second nine,\" he said at the end of the Day One.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cPlaying in home conditions at Tolly always helps as I\u2019ve grown up playing here. I know each corner of this course so I\u2019m not really flustered when I miss the fairway or green. I\u2019m extremely happy about my performance last season as I achieved most of my goals. I won twice on the ADT and also earned a full card on the Asian Tour. So, I\u2019m carrying the confidence from last year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yuvraj Sandhu, a winner at Tollygunge in 2022, mixed an eagle and seven birdies with two bogeys, during his round of 63. Sandhu went four-under on the three par-5s with an eagle and two birdies. He played some great shots to recover from the rough on multiple occasions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always great coming back to Tollygunge since I have happy memories here having won a title and set the record for the four-day total. This place has a calming effect on me,\" Yuvraj said. \u201cI had a testing season last year in Asia but it was part of the learning curve for me. However, I was delighted to end the year with two top-5s on the PGTI,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arjun Sharma came up with a flawless 63 that featured four birdie conversions from a range of eight to 15 feet. Arjun\u2019s hitting picked up from the fifth hole and his putter got hot from the 11th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always great coming back to Tollygunge since I have happy memories here having won a title and set the record for the four-day total. This place has a calming effect on me,\" Yuvraj said. \u201cI had a testing season last year in Asia but it was part of the learning curve for me. However, I was delighted to end the year with two top-5s on the PGTI,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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