Clubhouse leader Jairaj, from Chandigarh, was closely followed by Mani Ram, who scored a 69 to finish second in the clubhouse. Veer Ahlawat, Yuvraj Singh, and Sanjeev Kumar shared third place with scores of 70.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The start of play was delayed by 15 minutes due to fog in the morning. As a result, 22 players out of a total of 126 could not finish their first round on Tuesday when play was suspended at 5:35 pm because of fading light. These 22 players are scheduled to restart their first round at 7 am on Wednesday morning. Round two will begin after the completion of round one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among players with unfinished first rounds, Mari Muthu R was in the best position, standing at one-under after 15 holes. Meanwhile, Yuvraj Sandhu, leader of the PGTI Order of Merit, scored a 73 in his opening round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On a high-scoring first day, the left-handed Jairaj Singh Sandhu had a slow start with a bogey and a birdie on the back nine. Afterwards, Jairaj, a winner on the PGTI, made his mark on the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies from the first to the third holes, thanks to a couple of excellent shots from the fairway and a long putt on the green.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 28-year-old Jairaj, currently 25th on the PGTI Ranking with a runner-up finish to his credit this year, went on to add another birdie with his longest conversion of the day, a 25-footer on the sixth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On a high-scoring first day, the left-handed Jairaj Singh Sandhu had a slow start with a bogey and a birdie on the back nine. Afterwards, Jairaj, a winner on the PGTI, made his mark on the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies from the first to the third holes, thanks to a couple of excellent shots from the fairway and a long putt on the green.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBeing a left-hander who hits a fade, it\u2019s easier for me to use my driver on a couple of holes at this course like the third and 18th. That\u2019s a slight advantage that a left-hander enjoys at those two holes at the DGC I would say. I\u2019ve had a patchy season so far but this good start gives me an opportunity to make an impact this week.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n