The 21-year-old rookie Aryav Shah of Kolkata fired a four-under 68 to guide after spherical one of many INR 25 lakh DP World PGTI NexGen 2026 being performed on the Golden Greens Golf & Nation Membership in Gurugram on Tuesday. The trio of Ayaan Gupta, Lakshya Nagar, and Malaysia’s Ruhanraj Vinayagam returned scores of three-under 69 to be tied third. Ayaan and Ruhanraj, like Aryav, are additionally enjoying their debut season on the DP World PGTI.
Aryav Shah had a gradual entrance 9 the place he made two birdies and two bogeys. Nonetheless, Aryav had a powerful again 9 the place he made 4 birdies.
The 54-hole occasion contains a discipline of 90. The highest 35 gamers and ties will make the lower on the finish of spherical two on Wednesday.
The NexGen Tour was launched by the PGTI final 12 months with the target of offering equal enjoying alternatives to all skilled golfers of India and to extend the bench energy in Indian golf, which in flip will increase competitors and the extent of golf. The NexGen additionally goals to take skilled golf to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in India, thus increasing the attain of the game throughout the nation.
The 2026 PGTI Qualifying College contributors are eligible to play on the NexGen Tour in 2026. The winner of this 12 months’s NexGen Order of Benefit will earn an exemption on the primary tour (DP World PGTI) for the 2027 season.
The NexGen 2026 season received underway with the primary occasion on the Aravalli Golf Membership in Faridabad. Abhishek Kumar produced a tournament-low rating, a elegant bogey-free eight-under 64 within the third and ultimate spherical, to register a sensational come-from-behind victory within the first leg, which featured 72 gamers.
The second occasion was the NexGen Phillaur Open 2026, which was performed from March 3–5 on the Ranjitgarh Golf Membership in Phillaur, and Lucknow-based Armyman Rajesh Kumar Gautam (70-67-70) edged out Pankaj Maandiya (68-70-69) and Aditya Raj Singh Chahal (69-69-69) in a playoff that went to a few additional holes to win the title after the trio ended the regulation 54 holes with matching totals of six-under 207.
The subsequent NexGen occasion was performed at Lucknow Golf Membership from March 10–12, whereas the final NexGen occasion of the 2026 season might be performed at Patna Golf Membership from March 24–26.
The prize purse for every NexGen occasion has been elevated from INR 20 lakh to INR 25 lakh this season.
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