Tour Report: Round 1 of the 2017 Qualifying School - First stage (Pre-Qualifying I)

Kensville Golf & Country Club, Ahmedabad, January 10, 2017: Mumbai-based amateur Akash Modi fired a two-under-70 to take the lead in round one of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying I for the 2017 season being held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad.

Akash posted four birdies and two bogeys in his opening round.

Delhi’s Ikramuddin Shah and Bengaluru-based amateur Jaibir Singh shot scores of one-under-71 to be tied for second.

Ahmedabad-based Arshpreet Thind, a former winner on the PGTI Feeder Tour, was among the seven players bunched in tied fourth at even-par-72.

The top 37 players (+ ties) will qualify from Pre Qualifying I, a 36-hole event, for the Final Qualifying Stage.

The first group for the 2^nd round will start at 07:30 AM and the last tee-time for the day will be 13:00 PM with groups teeing off from tee nos. 1 and 10.

Leading Scores after Round 1:

Akash Modi – 2 under par (70)

Ikramudin Shah – 1 under par (71)

Jaibir Singh – 1 under par (71)

C Arul – Even par (72)

Khushmanraj Singh Sandhu – Even par (72)