Chhattisgarh Open: Akshay Sharma Continues Domination With Second Straight Bogey-free 60, Enjoys Three-shot Lead

Chhattisgarh Open: Akshay Sharma continues domination with second straight bogey-free 60, enjoys thr (Image Source: IANS)

Chhattisgarh Open: Akshay Sharma continued his domination at the INR 1.5 crore Chhattisgarh Open 2026 thanks to a second straight bogey-free round of nine-under 60.

Akshay’s extraordinary second round powered him into a three-shot lead at 18-under 120 at the PGTI’s season-opener being played at the pristine Fairway Golf & Lake Resort in Naya Raipur.

Honey Baisoya and Anshul Kabthiyal, both overnight tied fourth and two off the lead, shot scores of eight-under 61 on Wednesday to move into joint second place at 15-under 123.

Veer Ahlawat, one of the leading names in the field, was placed tied ninth at 11-under 127. The halfway cut was declared at six-under 132. Fifty-one professionals made the cut.

Akshay Sharma (60-60), the overnight leader by one shot, once again equaled the lowest score ever achieved in a single round at the Fairway Golf & Lake Resort to further consolidate his lead on day two.

Chandigarh-based Akshay, a winner of three professional titles, had an error-free round for the second day running.

The 35-year-old Akshay, looking to end a five-year-long victory-drought, picked up five birdies on the back-nine which included two 18-feet conversions and a narrow miss for a hole-in-one on the 17th where his tee shot landed inches from the hole. This was the third occasion in the tournament that Sharma missed a hole-in-one by a whisker.

Akshay made further gains on the front-nine with two birdies and an eagle landing his iron shots within five feet on all three occasions. He missed out on an albatross on the eighth leaving himself a one-foot conversion for eagle.

The 35-year-old Akshay, looking to end a five-year-long victory-drought, picked up five birdies on the back-nine which included two 18-feet conversions and a narrow miss for a hole-in-one on the 17th where his tee shot landed inches from the hole. This was the third occasion in the tournament that Sharma missed a hole-in-one by a whisker.

“It’s all a result of the daily practice that I put in during the new-year break. My course management has also been top-notch this week. I switched my clubs recently and that has helped raise my game. The focus from here on will be on making most fairways and greens.”

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