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Harendra Gupta of Chandigarh climbed to the top of the leaderboard following a five-under-67 in the second round of the IndusInd Bank Rs.1 crore Ahmedabad Open golf championship at the Kensville Golf and Country Club on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old Harendra, with 10 titles to his credit, gained a one-shot lead over the overnight leader N Thangaraja of Sri Lanka, with his seven-under 137 in two rounds.
Yashas Chandra and Michele Ortolani of Italy were tied third at two-under 142.
The cut was declared at seven-over 151, and 56 professionals made it to the second half of the championship.
Harendra had four birdies and followed up with an eagle on the par-5, 14th hole with a 40-footer. He endured a double-bogey on the 15th but recovered with a birdie on the 17th.
“I am eager to perform well this week. I have been striking the ball well and I feel that I have regained my lost touch with my putting,” said Harendra.
Thangaraja made two birdies and three bogeys as he struggled with his putting.
The leading scores: 1. Harendra Gupta (70, 67) 137; 2. N Thangaraja (65, 73) 138; 3T. Yashas Chandra (72, 70), Michele Ortolani (68, 74) 142; 5T. Kapil Kumar (70, 74), Rohit Narwal (73, 71) 144; 7T. Dhruv Sheoran (73, 72), Ankur Chadha (71, 74), Ravi Kumar (71, 74) 145; 10T. Rohan Dhole Patil (71, 75), Stepan Danek (73, 73), Rashid Khan (77, 69), M Dharma (75, 71), Kurush Heerjee (73, 73), Varun Parikh (73, 73), Saptak Talwar (73, 73), Arjun Sharma (73, 73) 146.
Published – March 05, 2025 08:46 pm IST
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Harendra Gupta takes a one-shot lead
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