Gurgaon’s Dhruv Sheoran was the early leader at the inaugural Rs 1 crore Andhra Open at Visakhapatman’s East Point Golf Club on Tuesday. Image courtesy DP World PGTI.
By Rahul Banerji
Dhruv Sheoran set the pace in round one of the Rs 1 crore Andhra Open at the East Point Golf Club (EPGC) in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old, a winner on the DP World PGTI, posted an opening round of 4 under par 67 to lead Bangalore duo Chikkarangappa S. And Khalin Joshi by a stroke, the DP World PGTI said.
Sheoran climbed the leaderboard with an eagle on the Par-5 12th hole and a run of three consecutive birdies from holes one to three.
On 12, the Gurgaon golfer hit a massive 372-yard drive followed by a gap wedge that left him two feet short of the hole which he converted for eagle on the par-71 course.
Chikkarangappa and Joshi returned cards of 3 under 68 on the day.
For the tournament, the Par-5 seventh hole has been adjusted to a 477-yard Par-4, bringing the course par down by one.
Sheoran has two top-10 finishes this season and is currently 11th on the Order of Merit from six starts, with a best finish of T6 at the Indorama Ventures Open in Ahmedabad last month.
Good momentum
“The round was good. I kept giving myself chances and got momentum after the eagle on the 12th,” Sheoran said later.
“I did drop a couple of shots late, but overall, I’m happy with how I played. The course sits in a valley, so the slopes and grain make the greens tricky to read, but I stayed patient and stuck to my process.”
Joshi, a former Asian Tour winner in 2018 who also finished eighth on the DP World PGTI Ranking in 2025, said, “I played really well today.
Nepal’s Subhash Tamang had an outing to remember with a hole-in-one at the EPGC on Tuesday. Image courtesy DP World PGTI.
“The greens are tricky to read and not easy to hole putts, but I kept the ball in play and made some good birdies. I dropped a few shots with a couple of three-putts, but overall, I’m satisfied with the start and looking forward to the next three days.”
Angad Cheema, winner of the last event at EPGC in 2024, struck a 69 to share fourth place.
Saptak Talwar, the DP World PGTI Order of Merit leader, was tied for 10th on 1 under 70.
One of the highlights of the day was Nepal golfer Subash Tamang’s hole-in-one on the 144-yard Par-3 11th. Tamang too returned a 70 to end the day in tied 10th place.
Also read: Edition One of Andhra Open to tee off at EPGC in Visakhapatnam
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