Karandeep Kochhar stands 58th on the Asian Tour OOM
Although the last two events on the Asian Tour , which saw two Indians in the top 5 both weeks, Indians failed to capitalise at the biggest event of the month – the US$2 million International Series in Singapore as 24-year-old Karandeep Kochhar of Chandigarh at 19th was the best of the Indian contingent.
Kochhar promised to make it three weeks in a row for Indians in the top 5 as he opened strongly with a 68 that put him in tied fifth, but after three 71’s ended down the leaderboard.
Other Indians who made the cut included –
Honey Baisoya – 74-67-75-70 (T-44th)
Veer Ahlawat – 70-71-71-75 (T-51st)
Viraj Madappa – 70-71-76-76 (T-59th)
Indians who missed the 36-hole cut at 1-under 143 included –
Rashid Khan – Even par
Gaganjeet Bhullar +2
S.S.P. Chawarasia +2
Kartik Sharma +3
Chikkarangappa S. +4
Ajeetesh Sandhu +5
This week’s US$ 1mn Macao Open in China from Oct. 12-15th sees 17 Indians in the field and after round 1, has Ajeetesh Sandhu in 6th place with an opening round of 8 under 64.
Photo – Asian Tour