{"id":290706,"date":"2025-04-26T04:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/golconda-masters-golf-round-1-defending-champ-udayan-mane-lies-at-83rd-place\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T04:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:34:26","slug":"golconda-masters-golf-round-1-defending-champ-udayan-mane-lies-at-83rd-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/golconda-masters-golf-round-1-defending-champ-udayan-mane-lies-at-83rd-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Golconda Masters golf round 1: Defending champ Udayan Mane lies at 83rd place"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Defending champion Udayan Mane and Harendra Gupta, winner of the inaugural edition in 2015, found themselves in a difficult position at the end of the opening round of the gold season opener the Golconda Masters Telangana Open at Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA) course on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Udayan who represented India in the Tokyo Olympics was lying at tied 83rd after carding 74 while Harendra was joint 13th at 68.<\/p>\n

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Pukhraj Singh Gill of Ludhiana<\/a> and Manu Gandas of Gurugram with seven-under 64 were in joint lead but in contrasting styles. Yashas Chandra (65) of Mysuru was one shot behind the leaders with seven birdies with a bogey to be placed third at six-under 65.<\/p>\n

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Pukhraj, 24, shot the best round of his fledgling career while Manu, 25, with five top-10s, was in good nick.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Digraj Singh Gill, younger brother of Pukhraj, had an eagle-two on the 14th and is tied for fourth with a score of 66 along with Amardeep Malik of Noida.<\/p>\n

PGTI Order of Merit leader Karandeep Kochhar of Chandigarh<\/a> and 2019 champion Chikkarangappa of Bengaluru<\/a> fired scores of 67 to be tied sixth.<\/p>\n

Pukhraj, just three years into pro golf, bagged three birdies on the first six and on the last four holes to end up with a bogey-free 64. He was in the bunker on the 17th but salvaged a birdie and on the 18th too, Pukhraj managed to pick up a birdie from a tough spot as he chipped-in after hitting his approach over the green.<\/p>\n

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Manu collected two birdies and a bogey on the back-nine as he started from the 10th but added six birdies on the front-nine. He sank a 22-footer on the third and made chip-putt birdies after hitting it over the green on the sixth and eighth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was my best day since I turned professional in 2018. My accuracy with the driver paid off as this course is playing tighter this time with the rough being up. I hope to keep the tempo. Playing after Covid-19<\/a> break of six months, it was difficult but then I was working on my swing during the break,\u201d said Pukraj about his first round show.<\/p>\n

Manu felt he continued from where he left before the season came to a halt. \u201cI picked up birdies from tricky situations and shot a seven-under here before too. I\u2019m at ease,\u201d Manu said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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