Syed on top in eventful round
Syed Saqib Ahmed
Bangaluru golfer Syed Saqib Ahmed shattered the course record with a scintillating round of 7-under par at the Jack Nicklaus Kalhaar Blues and Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad on an eventful Tuesday, which also the duo of Chennai’s Tarak Swamy and Shakti Singh of Delhi registering a hole-in-one each on the 16th hole.
Ahmed birdied 10 holes on his way to the top of the leaderboard in the sweltering conditions of the city. Thailand based Samarth Dwivedi, fresh from a second place finish last week, was tied second, three strokes behind alongside amateur tour veteran Simarjeet Singh.
Ahmed, the junior golfer of the year 2011 began steadily starting from the 10th tee and was even par after 6 holes before shifting gears and making eight birdies in the remaining 12 holes treating the sparse crowd to the best ever round of golf seen at the club.
Five other players following the top two finished with an under-par round. Manu Gandas was placed fourth with 69 and was followed by the trio of Udayan Mane, Viraj Madappa and Babloo Yadav at tied fifth place. Last leg’s winner Karan Taunk was at the eighth position with a round of 71 on the opening day.
Elsewhere on the course, there was more drama, especially on the 16th hole, which turned out to be a hit with two golfers in particular with both Swamy and Singh, conquering the hole with a perfect tee shot.
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