Sukhman Singh shoots four over 74 to take one shot lead

SHILLONG, Nov 16: Sukhman Singh shot four over 74 on Tuesday in the first round of IGU Shillong Junior Boys Golf Championship 2021 at the Shillong Golf Course, for a one shot lead in Category A. Sukhman Singh, used a par on the ninth hole to propel him into back nine where he played two over to open one shot lead over Delhi’s Krishnav Nikhil Chopra and Haryana native Jai Bahal. In Category B, Maharashtra’s Aryaman Singh and Karnataka-based Mahir Rakhra shot six over 76 to share the lead. For the third place in this division, Yuavan Khubchandani and Ved Kakatkar from Maharashtra shared third place following rounds of nine over 79. Sukhman leads in A&B combined division followed by Krishnav Nikhil Chopra and Jai Bahal. Following the first round, 13 out of 36 golfers missed the cut.