Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Shaurya Bhattacharya, a three-time winner on the DP WorldPGTI, set the pace in round one of the Rs 1.5 crore DP World Players Championship 2026 Powered by Urbana being played at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata.
Twenty-three-year-old Shaurya, fresh from his top-10 finish in Asia last week and playing his first event of the 2026 DP World PGTI season, soared to the top of the leaderboard with two eagles during his first round of six-under 64 at the Par-70 course.
Delhi-based Bhattacharya's namesake Shaurya Sharma, playing his second season as a professional, struck a 65 to be tied second along with Manish Thakran, a winner on the PGTI NexGen last year.
After starting from the 10 th hole, Shaurya Bhattacharya was on a roll...