The fruits of the introduction of Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points on the PGTI, starting from last week, were there to see as the players finishing inside the top-5 at the season-opening Golconda Masters in Hyderabad, made significant gains in the world rankings.
Chikkarangappa S, the Golconda Masters 2019 champion, who earned 5 world ranking points for his effort, took a massive leap of 104 spots as he climbed from 461 to 357.
The joint runners-up Aman Raj and M Dharma took 2
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Nuh, Haryana, 12 Feb 19
Kapil Kumar and Akshay Sharma hold joint lead on opening day
Delhi’s Kapil Kumar and Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma struck scores of five-under-67 to take the joint lead on the opening day of the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf & Country Club.
The trio of Delhi golfers Himmat Singh Rai and Naman Dawar and Kolkata’s Sunit Chowrasia were tied for third at four-under-68.
India’s highest-ranked golfer Shubhankar Sharma, who returned to play on the PGTI after over a year, began his week with a two-under-70 that placed him tied 11th
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