Indian duo of Udayan Mane and Angad Cheema part of five-way lead on day one at Delhi Challenge 2025

by Kheltoday · March 21, 2025

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Udayan Mane in action.

Khel Today Bureau

Nuh, Haryana: The Indian duo of Udayan Mane and Angad Cheema posted scores of seven-under 65 to be part of the five-way lead on the opening day of the US$ 300,000 Delhi Challenge 2025, a HotelPlanner Tour & PGTI joint sanctioned event, being played at the Classic Golf & Country Club.

Mane had a bogey-free round while Cheema’s round featured eight birdies and a bogey. The two Indians share the lead with Spaniard Quim Vidal, Swede Jasper Sandborg and Englishman Jamie Rutherford.

Frenchmen Oihan Guillamoundeguy and Robin Sciot-Siegrist as well as American Davis Bryant were placed one shot off the lead in tied sixth position.

Honey Baisoya struck a 67 to be the third Indian in the top-10 as he occupied tied ninth position.

Welshman James Ashfield made a hole-in-one on the 11^th during his round of 70. He was placed tied 47^th.

Olympian Udayan Mane made three exceptional up and downs including two from the bunker to pick up birdies. Mane also sank three birdies from a range of nine to 15 feet.

Mane said, “I played well in RCGC last week but the errant shots there were a lot more penal than they are here at Classic. This golf course is easy on the eye for the tee shots and I drove it really well today. I hit most of the fairways and I was happy to see the driver behaving. I drove it the way I needed to week in and week out.

“The bunker shots were one of the highlights of my round today. I recently worked on my set up, I felt I was standing a little too far away, which led to a lot of inconsistency in my stroke. So now I’m standing taller and closer to the ball which has led to much better results from the bunker for me.”