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Professional Golf Tour: Pune’s Aditya Bhandarkar returned a five-under 66 to take the opening round honours at Pre-Qualifying III of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Qualifying School 2024 being played at the Golmuri Golf Course here on Friday.

Aditya Bhandarkar, returning to competitive golf after a year, began the day with birdies on the first two holes including a 15-feet conversion on the first hole to shake off the nerves. The 35-year-old then added two more birdies and bogeys each on the front nine. Bhandarkar holed it from the rough from 50 yards out for birdie on the ninth.

Aditya picked up another three birdies on the back nine thanks to two more outstanding wedge shots and an 18-feet conversion.