Shaurya Binu in action
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Shaurya Binu shot a 9-under 60 to take the sole lead on the opening day of the SECL ₹1 crore Chhattisgarh Open golf championship at the Fairway Golf and Lake Resort on Tuesday (February 25, 2025).
The Bengaluru pro Shaurya, who had won two titles on the PGTI last season, was followed one shot behind by the Delhi duo of Harshjeet Singh Sethie and Honey Baisoya.
“I was eager to start this week well since I missed the cut in the first two events of the season. I have been focusing on my swing and rhythm. I executed that well today. Even though it is a short course, it offers a variety of challenges,” sad Shaurya, as he talked about tackling head winds while trying to hit the smaller greens, and staying away from the hazards, on the par-69 course.
Among the leading golfers, Udayan Mane (63) was tied seventh, Om Prakash Chouhan (66) was tied 34th, Manu Gandas (67) was tied 48th, Aman Raj (69) was tied 79th and Rashid Khan (70) was tied 95th.
The leading scores: 1. Shaurya Binu 60; 2T. Harshjeet Singh Sethie, Honey Baisoya, Mani Ram 61; 5T. Jamal Hossain, M Dharma 62; 7T. Ranjit Singh, Akshay Sharma, Aadil Bedi, Arjun Sharma, Kartik Sharma, Udayan Mane 63; 13T. Manish Thakran, Jairaj Sandhu, Kshitij Kaul, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Dhruv Suri, Angad Cheema, Aryaman Aditya Mohan, Abhinav Lohan, Harendra Gupta, Koichiro Sato, Syed Ahmed, Khalin Joshi, Sanjay Kumar, Raunil Kukar 64.
Published – February 26, 2025 04:20 am IST
