Hyderabad’s Vishesh In Joint Lead At Golconda Masters Golf
Sheoran made 11 birdies against a solitary bogey to register the lowest score of his career
Hyderabad: Dhruv Sheoran and local favourite Vishesh Sharma produced matching course-record scores of 10-under 60 to share the opening-round lead at the `1 crore Telangana Golconda Masters golf tournament.
The pair hold a one-shot advantage after the first round at Hyderabad Golf Association.
Sheoran made 11 birdies against a solitary bogey to register the lowest score of his career. A winner on the DP World PGTI in 2024, he entered the week ranked 12th on the 2026 Race to DP World India Championship.
Starting from the par-five 10th, Sheoran made five consecutive birdies through the 14th before dropping his only shot of the day on the par-four 15th. He recovered soon and remained bogey-free for the rest of his round.
Hyderabad’s 19-year-old Vishesh, competing in his second season on the DP World PGTI, matched Sheoran during the afternoon session. His 60 featured an eagle on the par-five sixth, nine birdies and one bogey.
Vishesh also learned only after completing his round that he had matched Manu Gandas’ course record from 2022 at his home venue. “Today’s round was very special, particularly because it came at my home course, Everything seemed to go my way. I putted well, struck some good shots and, despite a slow start, stayed patient and kept returning my focus to the present,” he said.
Vishesh converted a 15-foot eagle putt on the sixth, while another highlight arrived on the par-three 16th, where he struck his tee shot to about three feet and made birdie. However, the teenager felt his par saves were just as valuable as the eagle and birdies.
