Twenty-one-year-old Divyansh Dubey, who turned professional three years back, was off to a cracking start as he scored birdies on the 11th and 13th where his approach shots landed within one foot and three feet of the pin respectively. Divyansh, a joint runner-up on the PGTI last season, picked up three more birdies on the back-nine which included a great recovery from the lip of the water hazard.
Dubey had a relatively quieter front-nine with two birdies and two bogeys. He made some quality up and downs for a birdie and a couple of pars on the front-nine.
Divyansh said, “I just stuck to my gameplan and executed it well. The great start did me a lot of good. I drew confidence from a couple of good performances I had on the PGTI last year.”
The top 80 players (+ ties) will make the cut after round two of the Final Qualifying Stage. At the end of round four, the top 32 players (+ ties) will earn their full cards for the 2025 PGTI season.