Players of the JBItians team are jubilant after winning their second round at the Telangana Premier Golf League at the HGA course in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Hyderabad: The NMDC Telangana Premier Golf League continued with an action-packed second round, featuring foursomes match play, commanding victories, resilient comebacks and pressure-packed finishes.

MYK Strikers emerged among the standout performers of the round with two pairs delivering notable performances.

Narasimha Raju J. and Akram Mehdi secured an emphatic seven and six victory, finishing their match with six holes remaining. Their teammates Chennakesh Ammanabolu and Muralidhar Yadama demonstrated remarkable resilience, recovering from three holes down to win two and one. The pair also recorded the longest winning streak of the round, winning six consecutive holes.

Ch. Mohan Rao and Ramana Reddy Challa of GMR Elegans recorded one of the most commanding performances, winning seven and five. The pair also maintained an unbeaten sequence across 13 consecutive holes, demonstrating consistency and control throughout their match.

The JBItians produced one of the round’s most compelling finishes. Sameer Mahendra and Syed Abbas Hussain recovered from two holes down after nine holes to win their match by one hole. The pair also featured in a final-hole turnaround, moving from all square to a 1-up victory.

Another notable performance came from Prasad Nanduri and Shravan Karpuram, who secured a two and one win after winning nine holes in their match.

Meanwhile, the London Royals continued their impressive campaign in the League, winning three of their five matches to strengthen their position at the top of the Group B1.

Following an impressive opening-round performance in which the team secured 24 points, London Royals added another 18 points in Round-2, taking their combined tally to 42 points after two rounds of play.

A key contribution came from the pairing of Santosh Kumar Lohiya and Hemant Sakarwal, who secured six valuable points for the team. Their performance played an important role in helping the Royals reach the top of Group ‘B1’ leaderboard.

Another notable performance came from veteran golfer Manmohan Verma, who partnered with team captain Veeran Babu to secure a second match win for the Royals.

Numbers game: 15 birdies recorded across eligible shared-ball holes.

23.7% par-or-better rate, with 149 of 628 eligible pair holes played at par or better.

31.6% of classified winning pairs received handicap strokes, while 52.6% gave strokes.


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