Pukhraj Singh Gill was the home star as he carded his best-ever round on the Asian Tour with a 6-under 66 card on the first day of the Bharath Classic 2025 Gujarat at Kensville Golf Resort.
Using a new putter he had bought from the Pro shop at BPGC in Mumbai, where he played last week, Gill. A tenth-tee starter had eight birdies against two bogeys in an aggressive display at the challenging Kensville course.
Gill, a winner on the IGPL Tour in Jamshedpur, is two shots behind Korean Heemin Chang who took the lead on Day one.
Playing the course without a practice round because he arrived only late last night, Chang shot an eight-under-par 64 including an eagle on the Par-4 15th hole. He had seven birdies and an eagle against one lone bogey on the Par-5 14th.
Lying tied second with Gill are Korean Wooyoung Cho and Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond and Poosit Supupramai, who shot 66 each.
Indians had a good day with three others Ajeetesh Sandhu, Olympian Udayan Mane, Sachin Baisoya and amateur Ishaan Chawhan shooting 5-under 67 each to be Tied-sixth and Indian-American Varun Chopra also carded a 67 as eight players were bunched at Tied-sixth. It also included recent Asian Tour winner, Ekpharit Wu of Thailand.
