Ahmedabad, 19-02-2025
Yuvraj Sandhu and Manu Gandas enjoy two-shot advantage at halfway stage
Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Sandhu, winner of the PGTI season-opener last week, and Manu Gandas of Gurugram enjoyed a two-shot advantage at the halfway stage of the INR 1 crore Glade One presents Gujarat Open 2025 being played at the Glade One Golf Resort & Club, Ahmedabad.
Yuvraj (32-34) and Manu (31-35), a former winner at Glade One, were placed atop the leaderboard with identical totals of six-under 66 as they carded second-round scores of 34 and 35 respectively.
Saptak Talwar (34-34) of Greater Noida posted a second straight 34 to be placed third at four-under 68.
Defending champion Abhinav Lohan (36) and Ahmedabad’s Varun Parikh (34) were both placed tied 10th at two-under 70.
The first two rounds of the event consisted of nine holes each. After the completion of 18 holes on Wednesday, the cut was applied at even-par 72. Fifty-two professionals made the cut.
The third and fourth rounds will now consist of 18 holes each. The tournament will be played over a total of 54 holes. The par for the course in the first two rounds was 36. The par for the course in the third and fourth rounds will be 72.
Yuvraj Sandhu produced two birdies on day two to rise one spot into the joint lead.
Overnight leader Manu Gandas continued on top of the pack as joint leader as a result of his two birdies and one bogey on Wednesday.
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