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Honey Baisoya has taken control of the Kolar Open 2025 with an impressive opening round. The seven-time PGTI winner carded a 4-under 68 to establish both the lead and the course record. His round featured two spectacular eagles that helped overcome challenging windy conditions at the new venue. Eight players still need to complete their first round after play was suspended due to fading light.

Key Points: Honey Baisoya Leads Kolar Open 2025 with Record 68 First Round

  • Honey Baisoya set the new course record at ZION Hills Golf County
  • Took a two-shot lead in gusty conditions on opening day
  • Made two eagles including a 35-foot conversion on sixth hole
  • Four players tied for second at two-under 70 including Sri Lankan Prabagaran
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Honey Baisoya sets mark at four-under on opening day of Kolar Open 2025

Honey Baisoya fires a course record 4-under 68 to take a two-shot lead on day one of the Rs. 1 crore PGTI Kolar Open 2025 in gusty conditions.

"I've been playing well and have been very consistent since my runner-up finish in Delhi in April - Honey Baisoya"

Kolar, August 27

Honey Baisoya set the mark at four-under 68 on the opening day of the Rs. 1 crore Kolar Open 2025 as the PGTI made its debut at a new venue, the ZION Hills Golf County located near Kolar in Karnataka.

Honey, who hails from the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurugram, took a two-shot lead and established the course record at the new venue thanks to his first-round effort in gusty conditions, as per a press release from PGTI.

The 29-year-old Baisoya, a seven-time winner on the PGTI in the past, was the clubhouse leader as the first round could not be completed on Tuesday due to the fading light. Eight players out of a total of 126 are yet to complete round one.

Four players were bunched in tied second in the clubhouse with scores of two-under 70. The quartet included Tapendra Ghai from Gurugram, Delhi's Shaurya Bhattacharya, Mumbai lad Aryaman Aditya Mohan, and Sri Lankan K Prabagaran.

Chandigarh's Angad Cheema, a multiple winner this year, and last week's runner-up Udayan Mane of Pune, struck scores of 73 to be placed tied 24th.

Arjun Prasad of Delhi, currently second on the PGTI Order of Merit, returned a 76 to be tied 46th.

Honey Baisoya, currently placed 16th in the PGTI's merit list with four top-10s in the season, including a runner-up finish, scored a birdie and two bogeys over his first eight holes till the 17th.

Baisoya's round then took flight with his 12-feet eagle conversion on the 18th. Baisoya followed that up with three more birdies till the fifth hole and a 35-feet eagle conversion on the sixth. He finally closed the day with three-putt bogeys on the eighth and ninth.

Honey said as quoted by a PGTI press release, "Playing at this course for the first time, I would say, since the fairways on the back-nine are narrower compared to the front-nine, the key here is to negotiate the fairways well on the back-nine, especially when the wind is up.

"I feel my day changed for the better after I made a great recovery from the hazard to make a bogey on the 17th. I had a good run thereafter, picking up seven shots on the next seven holes. I feel I've been playing well and have been very consistent since my runner-up finish in Delhi in April this year. After a good start in tough conditions, I'll look to build on the foundation from here on," he added.

- ANI

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Priya S
Great to see Indian golf expanding to new venues like Kolar. The PGTI tour is really growing! Hope they get more coverage on sports channels.
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Rohit P
Those closing bogeys on 8th and 9th are worrying though. Hope he maintains consistency throughout the tournament. The competition looks tough with Ghai and others just 2 shots behind.
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Sarah B
Impressive performance in gusty conditions! The mental strength to recover from that hazard on 17th and then go on that birdie-eagle run shows champion mentality.
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Aman W
Good to see golf coming to Karnataka! Hope this inspires more young players from South India to take up the sport. The prize money of 1 crore is also quite substantial.
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Michael C
Interesting mix of players in contention - from Gurugram, Delhi, Mumbai, and even Sri Lanka. Shows how golf is becoming truly pan-Asian. Looking forward to seeing how this unfolds!

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