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Rashid Khan shot a six-under 66 to take the first-round lead at the US$300,000 (INR 2.7 crore) Indorama Ventures Golf Championship 2026 being played at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delhi-based Rashid, a winner of 14 titles including two on the international stage, put together seven birdies and a bogey on Thursday to enjoy the sole lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Jhared Hack, winner of the season\u2019s first event, was placed second after he carded a five-under 67 in round one. Jhared\u2019s round featured six birdies and a bogey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five golfers including Arjun Prasad, Brijesh Kumar, Saptak Talwar, Manav Bais and Kartik Singh occupied tied third place as they returned matching scores of four-under 68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thank our tournament title sponsor Indorama Ventures<\/strong> for their support. We also extend our gratitude to our Official Umbrella Partner DP World<\/strong> and our Tour Partners Amul, Axis Bank, Victorious Choice, Campa, Amrutanjan Electro Plus, Golf Plus Monthly <\/strong>and Golf Design India, <\/strong>for their support in growing the tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rashid Khan made two birdies and a bogey on the back-nine. The 35-year-old looking to end his seven-year title drought, then produced five birdies on the front-nine to make his way to the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rashid said, \u201cThe course is playing great, different from last time and the pin positions were tricky.But I came up with some good shots and putts andcreated chancesfor myself by placing the ball in the right places. I don\u2019t have any expectations and just want to give it my best from here on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides Jhared Hack, the other foreign players who enjoyed a good outing in round one were Frenchmen Clement Sordet and Pierre Pineau as well as Austrian Christoph Bleier, all of whom shot scores of three-under 69 to be tied eighth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the Ahmedabad-based professionals, Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan had the best opening round as he fired a 70 to be tied 15th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-tournament favourites Veer Ahlawat (71) and Yuvraj Sandhu (73) were placed tied 22nd<\/sup> and tied 41st<\/sup> respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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