Veer Ahlawat wins Pre Qualifying II, 39 players qualify for Final Stage

Veer Ahlawat

Kensville Golf & Country Club, Ahmedabad, January 16, 2016: Delhi-based amateur Veer Ahlawat (73-67) topped the leaderboard with a four-under-140 total at the end of round two of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying II for the 2016 season being held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad.

A total of 39 players qualified from Pre Qualifying II for the Final Qualifying Stage as three players were tied in 37th position when the cut was declared at 10-over-154.

Veer Ahlawat, who hails from the DLF Golf & Country Club, made six birdies and a bogey in his round of five-under-67 on Saturday.

Manish Goyal (71-72) of the DLF Golf & Country Club finished second at one-under-143.

Vikram Rana, another Delhi-based amateur, claimed tied third at even-par-144 along with Delhi’s Karan Vasudeva, Ravi Kumar of Chandimandir and Shaquill Shane Mongol of the United States.

PGTI Press release

Nayaz Pasha and Abdul Raheem share joint first round lead in Pre Qualifying II

Kensville Golf & Country Club, Ahmedabad, January 15, 2016: The Bengaluru duo of Nayaz Pasha and Abdul Raheem shot identical scores of three-under-69 to be the joint leaders in round one of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying II for the 2016 season being held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad.

While Pasha made six birdies, a bogey and a double-bogey in his opening round, Raheem came up with six birdies and three bogeys.

Gurgaon-based professionals Manish Goyal and Ankur Chadha and Lucknow’s Amardeep Rawat occupied tied third place at one-under-71.

Gurgaon’s Kushal Singh had a hole-in-one on the 11th during his round of 77. He was placed tied 34th.

The top 38 players (+ ties) will qualify from Pre Qualifying II, a 36-hole event, for the Final Qualifying Stage.

PGTI Press release