Nuh (Haryana), India, March 22 (ANI): A Frenchman Robin Sciot-Siegris For instance, Swedish national Jesper Sandborg, along with an Austrian individual, Lukas Nemecz and Spaniard Quim Vidal were tied for the midway lead with a score of 11-under-par 133 at the US$ 300,000 Delhi Challenge 2025, part of the HotelPlanner Tour. PGTI a jointly organized event taking place at the Classic Golf & Country Club, as stated in a press release PGTI .
As Sandborg and Vidal maintained their shared lead with rounds of 68 for the consecutive day, Nemecz surged forward with a score of 64, advancing an impressive 46 places. Meanwhile, Sciot-Siegrist improved his position by five spots after scoring a 66.
The English player Will Hopkins at 66 years old, along with the American Davis Bryant at 68 years old, was tied for fifth place, just one stroke behind the leading players.
Kshitij Naveed Kaul (69-66) put together a flawless second round of 66, moving up 25 places to share seventh position on the leaderboard, making him the top-ranked Indian player. With a cumulative score of nine-under-par 135 after 36 holes, he was just two strokes behind the leaders.
A total of seventy-one professionals advanced past the midway point with a score of three-under-par at 141. Additionally, nineteen Indian players qualified for the weekend rounds.
Kshitij Naveed Kaul He powered through to achieve a score of 66 with consistently long and precise drives throughout the day. Kshitij managed to hit many fairways successfully. The 24-year-old Kaul secured three birdies during the initial 11 holes on Friday; one was due to a remarkable pitch shot that left the ball just four feet away from the pin, and another resulted from converting a putt at 15 feet.
Kshitij hit the green from the tee on the par-4 12th hole and subsequently made an impressive putt from eight feet away for an eagle-two, quickly moving up the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Kaul concluded his round with a remarkable sand shot on the 18th that left him with an easy tap-in for a birdie.
Kshitij stated, "This week, my driving and tee shots have been exceptional. I’ve been managing to hit the ball very far, which has set me up with many opportunities. During round one, I even managed a 400-yard drive," according to a statement released by them. PGTI .
"I have maintained a strong and steady beginning to the season with an early third-place result. Now, it’s crucial to bring everything together for the final two races," he noted.
Other Indian players finishing the day within the top-20 included Aryan Roopa Anand (68), Arjun Prasad (68), and Angad Cheema (71), each sharing the 12th position with an aggregate score of eight-under-par 136. Additionally, Varun Parikh (68), Saptak Talwar (69), and Harshjeet Singh Sethie (69) were tied for 18th place at seven-under-par 137.
During his second round of 68, India's Amardeep Malik achieved a hole-in-one on the fifth hole. Nonetheless, he failed to make the cut after finishing with an overall score of one-under-par 143 for the week. (ANI)
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