Manav bais

PGTI Qualifying School: India's Ram Pal posted a four-under 68 to take the first-round lead at the final qualifying stage of the PGTI Qualifying School 2026 being played at the Kensville Golf & Country Club in Ahmedabad.

Six golfers were bunched in tied second place with scores of 70. This group included American Jhared Hack, along with Indians Dhruv Suri, Jujhar Singh, Joysurjo Dey, Manav Bais, and amateur Pritish Singh Karayat. Teenager Kartik Singh was tied eighth at 71 while Shubham Jaglan was a further shot back in tied 12th.

Forty-six-year-old Ram Pal, who belongs to Chandigarh, put together an eagle, four birdies, and two bogeys in his opening round effort. Ram Pal holed out from 90 yards for his eagle on the sixth hole. He sank a couple of birdie putts from a range of 15 to 25 feet and also left himself two short birdie putts as a result of his immaculate approach shots.