Randhawa takes four-stroke lead
Kolkata, Dec 25, 2015, PTI:
Senior pro Jyoti Randhawa benefited immensely from his European Tour experience to card a sizzling seven-under 65 under windy conditions and established a four-stroke lead in the McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2015 here on Friday.
The Gurgaon-based Indian golfing icon shot two eagles, four birdies en route to securing tournament’s best seven-under 65 to total 11-under 133 midway into the 72-hole stroke play season-ending PGTI event at the Royal Calcutta Golf Course.
Bengaluru duo of Khalin Joshi and S Chikkarangappa were next best on the leaderboard at seven-under 137 in the Rs 1.5 crore championship that will also determine the winner in the Rolex Rankings of the Order of Merit.
The 43-year-old, Randhawa who was joint overnight leader along with four others, came out all guns blazing as he made two chip-ins in quick succession on the second and fourth, the first birdie and the second for an eagle.
A winner of nine international titles, Randhawa made his only error on the day on the 10th where he overshot the green with his approach and as a result dropped a bogey.
He then collected his second eagle of the day on the 15th and three more birdies on the last seven holes to end up with a seven-under. He landed his second shot within six feet for eagle on the par-5 15th before signing off with a 12-feet birdie conversion on the 18th.
Having missed out on his Asian Tour exemption by two spots, Joshi (70-67), a winner on the PGTI this year, sought to put behind the disappointment with a solid 67.
Chikka (68-69), the overnight joint leader, mixed five birdies with two bogeys for his 69 to drop to joint second.
The Gurgaon-based Indian golfing icon shot two eagles, four birdies en route to securing tournament’s best seven-under 65 to total 11-under 133 midway into the 72-hole stroke play season-ending PGTI event at the Royal Calcutta Golf Course.
Bengaluru duo of Khalin Joshi and S Chikkarangappa were next best on the leaderboard at seven-under 137 in the Rs 1.5 crore championship that will also determine the winner in the Rolex Rankings of the Order of Merit.
The 43-year-old, Randhawa who was joint overnight leader along with four others, came out all guns blazing as he made two chip-ins in quick succession on the second and fourth, the first birdie and the second for an eagle.
A winner of nine international titles, Randhawa made his only error on the day on the 10th where he overshot the green with his approach and as a result dropped a bogey.
He then collected his second eagle of the day on the 15th and three more birdies on the last seven holes to end up with a seven-under. He landed his second shot within six feet for eagle on the par-5 15th before signing off with a 12-feet birdie conversion on the 18th.
Having missed out on his Asian Tour exemption by two spots, Joshi (70-67), a winner on the PGTI this year, sought to put behind the disappointment with a solid 67.
Chikka (68-69), the overnight joint leader, mixed five birdies with two bogeys for his 69 to drop to joint second.
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