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    "excerpt": "DP World PGTI Qualifying School: India\u2019s Aditya Bhandarkar took a two-shot lead at a total of four-under 140 following his second-round effort of three-under 69 at the final qualifying stage of the DP World PGTI Qualifying School 2026-27 being played at the Kensville Golf &amp; Country Club in Ahmedabad.",
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    "editor1": "<p><b>DP World PGTI Qualifying School:<\/b>&nbsp; India\u2019s Aditya Bhandarkar took a two-shot lead at a total of four-under 140 following his second-round effort of three-under 69 at the final qualifying stage of the DP World PGTI Qualifying School 2026-27 being played at the Kensville Golf &amp; Country Club in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bhandarkar (71-69), who was overnight tied sixth, moved up five spots on Wednesday as a result of his round of 69 that featured five birdies and two bogeys.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Round one leader Md Siddikur Rahman (69-73) of Bangladesh returned a 73 to slip into tied second position along with Indians Joysurjo Dey (73-69) and Vedant Sirohi (71-71) at a total of two-under 142.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The halfway cut went at 12-over 156. Out of a field of 123, the top 80 players including 11 amateurs and eight foreign players made the cut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pune-based 37-year-old Aditya Bhandarkar, who finished second at the Pre-Qualifying event at Vooty last week, hit his wedges close, made a couple of tap-in birdies and also drained two long birdie putts in round two<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Aditya said, \u201cI\u2019m carrying forward the confidence and momentum from my good performance at the Pre-Qualifying event last week where I shot rounds of two-under and four-under to finish second. Today, I was quite calm through the round, stayed in the moment and handled the hot conditions in the afternoon really well by staying hydrated..<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pune-based 37-year-old Aditya Bhandarkar, who finished second at the Pre-Qualifying event at Vooty last week, hit his wedges close, made a couple of tap-in birdies and also drained two long birdie putts in round two<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\">Special Cricket Stories<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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