Akash Modi’s 70 gives him first round lead at Pre Qualifying I

 

 

Kensville Golf & Country Club, Ahmedabad, January 10, 2017: Mumbai-based amateur Akash Modi fired a two-under-70 to take the lead in round one of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying I for the 2017 season being held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad.

 

Akash posted four birdies and two bogeys in his opening round.

 

Delhi’s Ikramuddin Shah and Bengaluru-based amateur Jaibir Singh shot scores of one-under-71 to be tied for second.

 

Ahmedabad-based Arshpreet Thind, a former winner on the PGTI Feeder Tour, was among the seven players bunched in tied fourth at even-par-72.

 

The top 37 players (+ ties) will qualify from Pre Qualifying I, a 36-hole event, for the Final Qualifying Stage.