New Delhi, December 9, 2025: Jairaj Singh Sandhu took the day one honours courtesy his four-under 68 at the Vishwa Samudra Open 2025 presented by Kapil Dev, an INR 2 crore event, being played at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC).
Clubhouse leader Jairaj, who hails from Chandigarh, had Mani Ram close on his heels as the latter struck a 69 to be second in the clubhouse.
Veer Ahlawat, Yuvraj Singh and Sanjeev Kumar were in joint third place with scores of 70.
The start of play was delayed by 15 minutes due to fog in the morning. As a result, 22 players out of a total of 126 could not complete their first round on Tuesday when play was suspended at 5:35 pm due to fading light. These 22 players are scheduled to resume their first round at 7 am on Wednesday morning. Round two will commence after the completion of round one.
Among the players with unfinished first rounds, Mari Muthu R was the best-placed as he was one-under through 15 holes.
PGTI Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu shot an opening round of 73.
The Vishwa Samudra Group, the Title Sponsor for the event, is a multilateral business conglomerate with over 15 companies, headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Its flagship company Vishwa Samudra Engineering Pvt. Ltd., is one of the fastest growing infrastructure companies in the country with a current working order book of INR 32,000 Cr in under 4 years. The company is constructing India’s first and the world’s second, urban ropeway project in Varanasi. In addition to that, it’s building a massive port on the east coast of India in Andhra Pradesh, apart from 4 National Highways and other Roads in the country. In 2025 VSE went global by entering Guyana with a US$ 412 Mn Road Project. The experience and credibility of the seasoned Vishwa Samudra team over the last decade has reflected their stellar work that has been transformative with futuristic thinking and commitment towards a sustainable environment.
PGTI’s continuous efforts to grow professional golf in India are supported all year round by its Tour Partners Rolex, Amul, IndusInd Bank, Victorious Choice, Campa, Amrutanjan Electro Plus, Golf Plus Monthly and Golf Design India.
On a high-scoring first day, the left-handed Jairaj Singh Sandhu made a slow start with a bogey and a birdie each on the back-nine. Thereafter, Jairaj, a winner on the PGTI, made his presence felt on the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies from the first to the third holes thanks to a couple of outstanding shots from the fairway and a long conversion on the green.
The 28-year-old Jairaj, currently 25th on the PGTI Ranking with a runner-up finish to his credit this year, went on to add another birdie with his longest conversion of the day, a 25-footer on the sixth.
Jairaj said, “The conditions were not easy because it was quite cold during the start of my round and it took some time for me to get warmed up. The pin positions were also tough. Keeping these factors in mind I feel I did well to shoot a four-under.
“Being a left-hander who hits a fade, it’s easier for me to use my driver on a couple of holes at this course like the third and 18th. That’s a slight advantage that a left-hander enjoys at those two holes at the DGC I would say. I’ve had a patchy season so far but this good start gives me an opportunity to make an impact this week.”
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