Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- Aman Raj continued from where he had let off last week with another 9-under 61 to open a big four-shot lead over Aalaap IL (65) at the end of the first round of the IGPL Invitational Kolkata hosted by SSP Chawrasia at the Tollygunge Golf Club. On an overcast day during which play was suspended for just under an hour due to the threat of lightning, the players handled the stoppage and wet conditions well. As many as 26 players shot par or better.

Aman Raj, who is on a comeback from a shoulder injury which hampered part of the 2024 season and the early part of 2025, produced a bogey free 61, his third such score in the last four rounds. Aman Raj shot 61 in the first and second rounds of the IGPL Jaipur and produced anothe...