Zubin Nijhawan leads Pre-Qualifying I at Jamshedpur

By Rahul Banerji

Panchkula’s Zubin Nijhawan shot a 6 under par 65 to hold the clubhouse lead on day one of the Pre-Qualifying I event of the Tata Steel PGTI Qualifying School at the Golmuri Golf Course in Jamshedpur on Thursday.

Nijhawan sank four birdies on the front nine including three on the trot before adding two more on the back nine in his blemish-free card, the PGTI said.

The quartet of Akram Ali Mollah, Yash Majmudar, Gurbaaz Mann and Sheikh Mohin were tied for second place on scores of 66, while amateur Rohit Boken was placed sixth on 4 under 67.

Incomplete round

Thirteen players out of the total field of 122 could not complete their rounds on Thursday due to fading light and will resume their opening round on Friday morning.

For now, the projected cut stands at 1 under par with 23 players in early contention.

Out of a total field of 122, the top 22 players plus ties qualify from Pre-Qualifying I, a 36-hole event, for the Final Qualifying Stage.

There are three Pre-Qualifying events in all before the final stage also in Jamshedpur in early February.

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