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DP World PGTI Order: Veer Ahlawat produced one of the finest rounds of his professional career, smashing the course record with a brilliant 10-under 61 to vault into a share of the halfway lead at the Swiss Challenge on the HotelPlanner Tour at Lucerne in Switzerland.

The Indian golfer, competing on an invitation this week, delivered a flawless bogey-free performance at Golf Sempach to join England's Matthew Southgate at the top of the leaderboard on 12-under-par. The pair will take a one-shot advantage into the weekend over George Bloor and France's Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon.

Ahlawat's spectacular round underlined the quality that saw him emerge as one of India's leading players over the last two seasons. The 30-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2024 when he finished runner-up at the Hero Indian Open and later captured the DP World PGTI Order of Merit title.