{"id":41261,"date":"2025-10-18T06:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41261"},"modified":"2025-10-18T06:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:18:14","slug":"shubhankar-sharma-shines-with-a-66-on-day-two-five-indians-make-the-cut-as-tommy-fleetwood-takes-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41261","title":{"rendered":"Shubhankar Sharma shines with a 66 on day two; Five Indians make the cut as Tommy Fleetwood takes the lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41260\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shubhankar_Sharma-Golf.jpg\" alt=\"Shubhankar Sharma Golf\" width=\"850\" height=\"577\" style=\"display: block; margin: 8px auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shubhankar_Sharma-Golf.jpg 998w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shubhankar_Sharma-Golf-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shubhankar_Sharma-Golf-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shubhankar_Sharma-Golf-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shubhankar_Sharma-Golf-696x472.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>New Delhi:<\/strong> Shubhankar Sharma\u2019s grand comeback cheered up Indian fans in round two of the US$ 4 million DP World India Championship 2025 being played at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), here on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time DP World Tour winner Shubhankar Sharma (74-66) produced a bogey-free six-under 66 to gain 67 spots and end the day in tied 32nd place as the highest-placed Indian at a total of four-under 140.<\/p>\n<p>PGTI winner Dhruv Sheoran (68-73) as well as multiple international winners Shiv Kapur (72-69) and Anirban Lahiri (70-71) were the next best Indians in tied 41st position at three-under 141.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time PGTI winner Abhinav Lohan (70-72) was the fifth and last Indian to make the cut as he totaled two-under 142 to be placed tied 58th.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest international names at the tournament dominated the leaderboard as Englishman Tommy Fleetwood (68-64) struck a 64 on day two to enjoy the halfway lead at 12-under 132. Former Open champions Brian Harman (68-65) of the United States and Shane Lowry (64-69) of Ireland were tied second at 11-under 133.<\/p>\n<p>Five-time Major winner, world no. 2 and reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy (69-69) of Northern Ireland closed the day in tied 17th place at six-under 138.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 66 players made the halfway cut which came down at two-under 142.<\/p>\n<p>Shubhankar Sharma, who was overnight tied 99th after an ordinary first round of 74, had a contrasting second round on Friday where he made birdies on three out of the four par-5s and sank a couple of birdie putts from a range of 15 to 18 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Shubhankar said, \u201cI got off to a good start yesterday, but was a little tired, with some tired swings coming in. Despite the good start yesterday, I knew I was slightly edgy which showed in the end when I dropped those shots. I got some good sleep last night, so playing in today\u2019s afternoon session, I felt a lot fresher, hit it well, putted well and the mind was clearer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last six months were tough for me but things have been coming together in the past two weeks. I\u2019ve found some form after changing my irons recently. I just couldn\u2019t get the right combination of club and shaft together after trying several times. But three weeks ago, I changed my clubs then I changed the ball as well. Finally, I feel I\u2019ve got these things right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dhruv Sheoran, who was overnight tied seventh following his first round of 68, hung in there on Friday with a round of 73 featuring three birdies and four bogeys. Dhruv survived some tense moments on the closing 18th hole after his tee shot went right. He then made a great up and down from the bunker ending the day with a 15-feet conversion for bogey that gave him a major boost going into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Dhruv said, \u201cAfter things didn\u2019t go right for me on the first nine holes, I went to the changeroom and was telling myself that I need to change the momentum. I washed my face, looked at the mirror and told myself that it can\u2019t be going this way and I need to pull up my socks. Then after stepping out of the changeroom, I was a different person.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Shubhankar Sharma\u2019s grand comeback cheered up Indian fans in round two of the US$ 4 million DP World India Championship 2025 being played at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), here on Friday. 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