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Delhi\u2019s Naman Dawar made the biggest splash in round one of the inaugural Paramount GolfForeste Delhi \u2013 NCR Open Golf Championship 2018 courtesy his course record score of eight-under-64 at the Noida Golf Course. Dawar\u2019s error-free 64 which also accounted for his career-best effort gave him a one-shot lead on day one.<\/p>\n
Karandeep Kochhar of Chandigarh occupied second place after returning a 65 on Tuesday<\/span>.<\/p>\n Naman Dawar, inspired by his performance in Pune last week, where he compiled a total of six-under at the halfway stage, was once again off to a terrific start at this week\u2019s event in Noida.<\/p>\n The 38-year-old from the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), who is yet to win his maiden title, struck a sizzling 64 on Tuesday<\/span>, a round that featured six birdies and an eagle.<\/p>\n Dawar, currently 45th<\/sup> on the PGTI Order of Merit, produced two chip-ins, one for birdie on the third and the other for eagle on the 17th<\/sup>. He also rolled in a 40-feet par putt on the 11th<\/sup> that helped him raise the intensity in the middle stages of his round. <\/p>\n The big-built Naman, who has two runner-up finishes to his credit, said, \u201cI\u2019m super excited and super happy about today\u2019s round. It\u2019s great to shoot my career-best and also set the course record. I hit it like a dream and wherever I didn\u2019t hit it well my putting came to my rescue.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first two rounds in Pune last week were real confidence-boosters even though I didn\u2019t end that tournament as well as I would\u2019ve wanted to.<\/p>\n \u201cBoth my chip-ins today came from difficult spots. I made an excellent par putt from about 40 feet on the 11th<\/sup> which kind of propelled my round to a different level. The eagle was special as it came right at the end pushed me up to eight-under.\u201d<\/p>\n Dawar, who suffered a career-threatening wrist injury in 2010, further added, \u201cI couldn\u2019t play golf for a year and a half after my injury. That\u2019s when I realized how much I missed playing the game. I just wanted to somehow get the opportunity to play it again. That\u2019s the reason I feel I\u2019m more patient today.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve gone through a slump for the last few years but now I feel there is some kind of a spark in my game and this could be the season when I could turn things around.\u201d<\/p>\n Eighteen-year-old Karandeep Kochhar, who has three top-20s so far this year, continued his consistent showing in the season with a 65 in round one at Noida that included a 40-feet eagle conversion on the eighth, eight birdies and three bogeys.<\/p>\n Kochhar said, \u201cIt\u2019s just been a solid season for me so far. I\u2019ve been striking it really well. I feel I\u2019m back in the groove after a rather disappointing 2017. I\u2019m looking to improve on my chipping and short putts in order to further raise my game.\u201d<\/p>\n There was a five-way tie for third place at 68 between Shankar Das, Om Prakash Chouhan, Amardeep Rawat, Mari Muthu and Veer Ahlawat.<\/p>\n Amateur Simarjeet Singh was the highest-placed among the Noida-based golfers. Simarjeet fired a two-under-70 to be tied 15th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Delhi\u2019s Naman Dawar made the biggest splash in round one of the inaugural Paramount GolfForeste Delhi \u2013 NCR Open Golf Championship 2018 courtesy his course record score of eight-under-64 at the Noida Golf Course. Dawar\u2019s error-free 64 which also accounted for his career-best effort gave him a one-shot lead on day one. Karandeep Kochhar of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf-golf"],"yoast_head":"\n