Amardip fires 62 to equal course record at Golconda Masters

Noida's Amardip Malik fired a sparkling nine-under-62 to take the first round lead at the PGTI's season-opening Golconda Masters Golf Championship here Wednesday.

In the process, Malik also equalled two-time Golconda Masters champion and good friend Ajeetesh Sandhu's course record which the latter had set in 2016.

Patna's Aman Raj, who recently qualified for the Asian Tour and Bengaluru's M Dharma were both placed tied second thanks to their top-notch efforts of seven-under-64.

Amardip Malik, a two-time champion on the PGTI, had an action-packed day as he sank an incredible 12 birdies in exchange for a bogey and a double-bogey.

The 33-year-old had a disastrous start to the tournament after he hit it out of bounds on the first hole to drop a double-bogey.

Thereafter, it was one-way traffic for Amardip barring a bogey on the fifth, as he not only staged a remarkable comeback but also finished with the best round of the day, courtesy his exceptional ball-striking and iron-play and ...