Lanka''s Thangaraja fires 6-under 66 to grab sole lead in Vishwa Samudra Open

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Sri Lankan N Thangaraja moved to the top of the leaderboard after firing the second day’s best score of six-under 66 at the Vishwa Samudra Open 2025, here on Wednesday.

Thangaraja (73-66), a three-time winner this year and currently placed fourth in the PGTI Ranking, took his 36-hole tally to five-under 139 for a two-stroke advantage over the rest of the field at the Delhi Golf Club.

Thangaraja jumped 17 spots from his overnight tied 18th.

Jairaj Singh Sandhu (68-73), the first-round leader, shot a 73 in round two to drop one place to second position at three-under 141.

Dhruv Sheoran (68), the PGTI Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu (69), Viraj Madappa (69) and Rashid Khan (70) were all tied third at two-under 142.

Five players out of a total of 125 could not complete their second round on Wednesday when play was suspended at 5:30 pm due to fading light.

These five players are scheduled to resume their second round from 7:30 am onwards on Thursday. The cut is likely to fall at eight-over 152.

Earlier, Thangaraja capitalised with birdies on all the four Par-5s. He sank two putts from a range of 12 to 20 feet and landed his chips within five feet on four occasions.

“My home in Colombo was affected by the recent floods. Fortunately, there was no major damage. I had decided not to play in Delhi this week as me and my family were still trying to get our lives back on track.

"But my wife insisted that I play in Delhi because I have been in good form. Keeping the circumstances in mind, I’m quite proud of my effort so far this week,” said Thangaraja. PTI UNG DDV