Naya Raipur, Feb. 3 -- Akshay Sharma shot a phenomenal nine-under 60 to take the first-round lead at the Rs 1.5 crore SECL Chhattisgarh Open 2026, the DP World PGTI's season-opener.
Akshay Sharma took the early lead as he equaled the lowest score ever achieved in a single round at the Fairway Golf & Lake Resort in Naya Raipur. Akshay, who had a near-perfect round and narrowly missed a hole-in-one on two occasions, matched the record for the lowest score at the venue set by Khalin Joshi last year.
Akshay, a two-time DP World PGTI winner had a bogey-free effort on day one that saw him make five birdies on the front-nine and four on the back- nine. He sank two 15-footers for birdies.
Akshay said, "It was a dream round being one of those day...