Mysore’s Yashas Chandra brought home a sensational four-under 68 to grab the Day One lead at the 115th Amateur golf championship of India at the Classic Golf Resort in Gurgaon, on Tuesday.
Mysore’s Yashas Chandra brought home a sensational four-under 68 to grab the Day One lead at the 115th Amateur golf championship of India at the Classic Golf Resort in Gurgaon, on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old Chandra, who is currently no. 4 on the IGU men’s amateur order of merit, carded six birdies and a couple of bogeys en route to a 68 which surged him ahead towards the first title on the amateur tour.
A disciple of Vijay Divecha (coach of Anirban Lahiri), Chandra, who hit 12 greens in regulation said, “I made a few mistakes but don’t have much to complain as I am leading with two strokes on the amateur tour for the first time in my life.
“I just need to set a target for tomorrow and stick to that so that I can finish the day as the clubhouse leader tomorrow as well.” Winner of the 2012 Punjab junior championship, Chandra took a break from golf for a couple of years due to studies but is now back in action. “At the beginning of this year, coming in the top 5 was my aim and now I am number four.. I would spend at least one more year on the amateur circuit before moving on to the Pro league,” he said.
Faridabad’s Priyanshu Singh shot two-under 70 to share the second spot along with Noida’s Simarjeet Singh and Chandigarh’s Karandeep Kocchar.
In the team championship, Thailand’s Napong Sriparsit and Sangchai Kaewchareon shot scores of 72 to take the lead at 144 while the Indian team of Samarth Dwivedi (72) and Aman Raj (75) were second at 147.
