Ahmedabad, 13-01-2016
Dipankar Kaushal wins Pre Qualifying I, forty-eight players qualify for Final Stage
Noida’s Dipankar Kaushal (67-73) finished on top of the leaderboard at the end of round two of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying I for the 2016 season being held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad. Kaushal, who had fired a brilliant five-under-67 in round one, came up with a steady one-over-73 in round two to end up with a two-day total of four-under-140.
A total of 48 players qualified from Pre Qualifying I for the Final Qualifying Stage as 11 players were tied in 38th position when the cut was declared at 15-over-159.
Dipankar, the overnight leader by three shots, made three birdies against two bogeys and a double-bogey in his second round on Wednesday.
Ikramuddin Shah (72-69) of Delhi secured second place at three-under-141.
Bhopal’s Devendra Patel (75-69) came in third at even-par-144.
About PGTI:
Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is the recognised official body of professional golf in India. PGTI's objective is to promote professional golf in the country, as well as to give players an opportunity to be involved in the decision making on all aspects of the game. Headed by Mr. Srinivasan H R (President), PGTI's governing body comprises leading Indian golf professionals. PGTI currently has over 300 members.
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