Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), India, April 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan N Thangaraja and Greater Noida's Saptak Talwar , competing at his home course, recorded scores of five-under 67 to share the lead in the first round of the ₹1.5 crore tournament. Adani Invitational Golf Championship The event is taking place at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort in Greater Noida in 2025.
Om Prakash Chouhan Arjun Prasad from Mhow, Delhi, along with Sunhit Bishnoi from Gurugram and Bangladesh’s Md Somrat Sikdar, found themselves in a tie for third place, all sharing the same score of four-under 68.
N Thangaraja , a victor from the PGTI Last month, he completed the first round without any bogeys. On the front nine, he achieved two birdies: one was a tap-in, and another came from a 30-foot putt. Moving to the back nine, Thanga started with successive birdies at holes 10 and 11, hitting approach shots from 130 yards that landed him within five feet for each opportunity. His last birdie of the day happened on hole number 14.
The 43-year-old Thanga with five PGTI With several victories under his belt, he remarked, "Since my triumph in Ahmedabad last month, I’ve felt consistently sharp. My swing has been on point lately. Today, I stayed on target for nearly every fairway except one and managed to land 16 balls on the green within regulations. Just a few brief putts were off-target. Still, I’m more than happy with this flawless first-round performance."
"The course feels just a little longer than the last time I played here in 2013. It will require good driving and putting to score well here."
A few triple putts led to bogeys on the latter half of the course, causing a sluggish beginning for the hometown player. Saptak Talwar Who turned at one over. Saptak subsequently went on a scoring run on the front nine, securing an eagle and four birdies from the first to the sixth hole. The distance of his eagle putt and two birdie putts ranged from 12 to 17 feet. Additionally, Talwar managed to get his drive within three feet on the par-3 third, resulting in a birdie.
The 26-year-old Saptak said, "It was great to be back at my home course. But after playing tournaments at different venues over the last few weeks, I was adjusting to the greens here. I've not played up to my expectations in the last two rounds of events recently. However, I feel I'm getting better with every passing week."
Yuvraj Sandhu and Shaurya Bhattacharya Both winners of this season were tied for 10th place with a score of 70. (ANI)
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