Arjun Chaudhri leads first round of PGTI Tour

September 11, 2013. Noida’s Arjun Singh Chaudhri shot a fiery five-under-65 to be the round one leader at the PGTI Feeder Tour event being played at the Forest Hills Golf Resort in Mohali in Punjab. Akshay Sharma of Chandigarh is in second place at three-under-67.

Arjun Singh Chaudhri’s bogey-free 65 at the par-70 course came from some excellent hits. Arjun, the current Feeder Tour Order of Merit leader, began the day with birdies on the first two holes as he landed it within three feet on both occasions. The 34-year-old converted a six feet putt for birdie on the fifth to move to three-under for the day. Chaudhri’s tee shot stopped two feet from the hole on the 11th to set up another birdie. His final birdie of the day came on the 14th where he holed an eight-footer.

[highlight]The top-36 players (and ties) will make the cut at the end of round two on Wednesday [/highlight]

“I was in good hitting form today. I hit 16 greens in regulation and landed it close on a consistent basis. One has to keep it in play on this course as there are a lot of hazards. The five-stroke victory in the first event of the Feeder Tour season at Faridabad had given me a lot of confidence and I’ve been playing well since then,” Chaudhri said with some satisfaction.

Akshay Sharma of Chandigarh fired four birdies against a lone bogey in his round of 67 to be placed second.

Moinuddin Malak of Pune occupies third place on the leader board. He hit one-under-69 while the 2010 Feeder Tour Order of Merit champion Maniram Sharma of Karnal is placed fourth at even-par-70.

Jaipur leg winner Angad Cheema and the Chandigarh duo of Rajiv Kumar Jatiwal and Roop Singh are in tied fifth place at one-over-71 along with Delhi’s Honey Baisoya, Shubhankar Sharma of Gurgaon and Patna golfer Md Nawab.

Ashbeer Saini of Kapurthala is placed tied 11th along with Rajinder of Chandigarh and Delhi’s Wasim Khan.

There’s more to come from seasoned Chandigarh professionals Ranjit Singh (six-over-76) and Harmeet Kahlon (eight-over-78) who finished the day tied 32nd and tied 44th respectively.

The top-36 players (and ties) will make the cut at the end of round two on Wednesday.