Pranav mardikar

Rambagh Golf Club: Delhi golfer Arjun Prasad shot a sizzling opening round of eight-under 62, a bogey-free effort, to take the lead in the INR 1 crore Jaipur Open 2024 being played at the Rambagh Golf Club here on Wednesday. Pune’s Pranav Mardikar came up with a seven-under 63 at the par-70 course to be placed second.

Seven players including last week’s winner Kshitij Naveed Kaul, Indian star Rashid Khan, M. Dharma, Harendra Gupta, Jamal Hossain, Mari Muthu, and Mohd Azhar were bunched in tied third position at 64. Jaipur’s Prakhar Asawa carded a 67 to be the highest-placed among the local golfers as he occupied tied 23rd position.

Aryaman Aditya Mohan of Mumbai too shot a 67 to be tied 23rd and in the process became only the fifth player in PGTI history to make three eagles in a round following in the footsteps of Ali Sher, Yashas Chandra, Veer Ahlawat, and Manu Gandas.