Jaipur: Kushal Singh’s superb performance of seven-under 63 helped him move forward on day two of the Victorious Choice presents Jaipur Open 2025 powered by Shubhashish Homes, an INR 1 crore event held at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur.
Gurugram’s Kushal Singh (64-63), whose success has been on the rise since his second-place finish at the PGTI NexGen event in Bhubaneswar last month, posted a total score of 13-under 127 at the halfway point, moving up one place from his overnight tie for second place and defending a one-shot lead.
PGTI Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu (65-63) also shot a 63 and finished the second round in second place at 12-under 128, moving up four places from the first day.
Veer Ahlawat, the winner of the 2024 PGTI Rankings, posted a tournament-low score of eight-under 62, a flawless round that moved him nine places into third place at 11-under 129. Sharing third place with Veer was Ravi Kumar, who moved up six positions with his 63, another flawless performance.
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Manoj S, the first-round leader, fell to 11th place at five-under 135 after his score of 72 on Wednesday.
Two pros from the host city Jaipur made it to the qualification, including Prakhar Asawa (two under 138) and Hemendra Choudhary (one under 139). Prakhar and Hemendra tied for 23rd and 34th place respectively.
The cut was an even par 140, with 54 pros making it to the money rounds.
Kushal Singh continued his superb performance of 64 in the first round with another excellent performance of 63 on the second day. The 31-year-old Kushal, who has achieved a top-10, a top-20 and a top-30 finish in his last three PGTI events, has been steadily rising in the PGTI rankings. He is currently ranked 61st in the PGTI Order of Merit.
Kushal, who took a three-year break from golf before 2024 to look after his family business, got off to a slow start on the second day as he made five pars followed by a bogey on the sixth hole. Kushal then bounced back with eight birdies between the seventh and the 18th, in which he hit some outstanding drives as well as some quality highs and lows.
Kushal said, “I have been playing well since the beginning of the year when I finished in the top 10 at the PGTI Qualifying School. However, my season really took off after my second place at the NexGen event in Bhubaneswar. I was pretty consistent and got good results from then on.”
Yuvraj Sandhu got back into contention after his round of 63 with a chip-in and three long conversions.
Veer Ahlawat was brilliant off the tees, sinking several putts from 10 to 15 feet, including one for an eagle, during his stunning round of 62.
