Ahmedabad: Punes Udayan Mane, who played in his former home course, met the lowest score of seven under 65 to take the lead with a total of 10 under 134 after the second round of the INR 2 Crore Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship 2025 was played in the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad.
Mane (69-65), a former winner in Kalhaar, won seven places from his outstanding show that was bound overnight on Thursday.
The Khalin Joshi von Bengaluru (70-65), another former winner in Kalhaar, also achieved a 65, the joint low count of the day to move 12 places and to fill second place at nine-below 135 at the end of the second round.
The Chandigarh duo by Ajeetesh Sandhu (67) and Yuvraj Sandhu (68) were third place with seven-below 137.
Varun Parikh (68), the only player based in Ahmedabad who made the cut, ended with the 16th place with the 16th place with two under 142.
The cut fell with four -sided experts with four over 148.
Udayan Mane sank two birdies on the front nine and added six more on the back nerve until the 17th. Mane had Birdie Putts on all holes on all holes, except the 17th, in which he took it from 18 feet. His only bogey came due to a three-putt run at the end of the 18th century.
Udayan said: “Kalhaar has been my home course for a few years now and I also won here, so I know this route well. However, I have never played Kalharar with so much wind. So today’s round was something special and in my step I added a spring because I look forward to the weekend.
“I did the ball well, made a lot of putts and, above all, played cleverly. I was not excessively aggressive on the Par-5S because I decided to work on a few of them. I am proud of the way I dealt with these difficult conditions and met the pictures I needed.”
Khalin Joshi, who started the day from the rear nine, collected two birdies and an eagle between 11 and the 14th to take the gym at four lower ones for the day. Joshi then added three more birdies to the front nine when he ended up near the day.
Khalin said: “I think I was very quiet today and I am confident that I was arriving and couping in comparison to around one. During the Indian open week, I went through a little swim when I was working on my posture and ball position. I feel much more comfortable after I made these changes.
“I played well here at Kalhaar in the past after I won here. It is a golf course of a ball striker and I like to play here. The wind is always a big factor here, as is the length of the course and the challenges that the wavy greens have so often that the pens are often difficult.
