{"id":41004,"date":"2025-08-05T21:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41004"},"modified":"2025-08-05T21:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:38:32","slug":"coal-india-open-2025-angad-cheema-amardeep-malik-anshul-kabthiyal-and-karandeep-kochhar-enjoy-share-of-lead-on-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41004","title":{"rendered":"Coal India Open 2025: Angad Cheema, Amardeep Malik, Anshul Kabthiyal and Karandeep Kochhar enjoy share of lead on Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41003\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Angad_Cheema-Golf.jpg\" alt=\"Angad Cheema Golf\" width=\"850\" height=\"527\" style=\"display: block; margin: 8px auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Angad_Cheema-Golf.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Angad_Cheema-Golf-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Angad_Cheema-Golf-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Angad_Cheema-Golf-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Angad_Cheema-Golf-696x432.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>Ahmedabad:&nbsp;<\/strong>The opening round of the inaugural Coal India Open, an INR 1 crore event, being played at the Kensville Golf &amp; Country Club in Ahmedabad, ended with the quartet of Noida-based Amardeep Malik, 20-year-old Delhi golfer Anshul Kabthiyal and Chandigarh golfers Angad Cheema and Karandeep Kochhar, sharing the lead at three-under 69.<\/p>\n<p>Close on the heels of the leaders, the four players bunched in tied fifth with scores of two-under 70 were&nbsp;PGTI&nbsp;Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu of Chandigarh, former&nbsp;PGTI&nbsp;Order of Merit champion Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow, Bengaluru teenager Manoj S and Ravi Kumar from Chandimandir.<\/p>\n<p>The first day of competition of the 2025&nbsp;PGTI&nbsp;season\u2019s second half featured high scores as the players found it tough to read the tricky greens at Kensville. However, young Anshul Kabthiyal negotiated the conditions well by making three birdies on the back-nine and following that up with a birdie and bogey each on the front-nine.<\/p>\n<p>Anshul said, \u201cI hardly missed a green today as I struck the ball well. The putting was also good with the only blemish being the three-putt for bogey on the sixth. My best moment today was a great recovery for birdie on the 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;after landing my tee shot in the trees. I\u2019ve worked a lot on my mindset during the mid-season break and I\u2019m hoping that will make a big difference in my game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Angad Cheema, a winner this year and one of the most consistent performers through the 2025 season, had a quiet front-nine with pars all the way before an eventful back-nine where he scored five birdies and a double-bogey.<\/p>\n<p>Angad, currently placed 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;PGTI&nbsp;Order of Merit, said, \u201cAfter a good first half to the season, this round gives me a great opportunity to carry forward the momentum into the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amardeep Malik mixed five birdies with two bogeys during his opening round.<\/p>\n<p>Amardeep said, \u201cI\u2019m extremely happy about today\u2019s effort. I didn\u2019t expect to be in the lead with a three-under score. The highlight of the round has to be the 50-footer I sank for birdie on the fifth. The high scores are a reflection of how tough the greens are playing here at Kensville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahmedabad\u2019s Varun Parikh shot a 74 to be placed tied 32<sup>nd<\/sup>. He was the highest-placed among the local golfers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmedabad:&nbsp;The opening round of the inaugural Coal India Open, an INR 1 crore event, being played at the Kensville Golf &amp; Country Club in Ahmedabad, ended with the quartet of Noida-based Amardeep Malik, 20-year-old Delhi golfer Anshul Kabthiyal and Chandigarh golfers Angad Cheema and Karandeep Kochhar, sharing the lead at three-under 69. 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