Nineteen-year-old amateur Shat Mishra returned a three-under 68 in the second round that helped him finish on top at Pre-Qualifying II of the TATA Steel PGTI Qualifying School 2025 being played at the Golmuri Golf Course in Jamshedpur.

Mishra (66-68), who hails from the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurugram, ended up with a total of eight-under 134 to finish three shots clear of the rest of the field.

From a total field of 109 in Pre-Qualifying II, the top 28 players qualified for the Final Qualifying Stage as the cut was declared at one-over 143.

Shat Mishra, the overnight leader by one shot, put together five birdies and two bogeys during his round of 68 to continue his domination at Pre Q II. Shat, a nine-time winner at the junior level, made two great recoveries after finding the trees on the eighth and 18^th to pick up birdies there. He also made his longest conversion of the week, a 20-footer, on the fifth, to earn another birdie. Three of his birdies came on the par-5 holes.

Mishra said, “I was quite relaxed after my low score of 66 in round one. I just kept it simple today by trying to keep the ball in play. Whenever I was in trouble, I recovered with some great shots. I played the par-5s really well over the two days as I was six-under on the par-5s this week. Winning the Pre-Qualifying event by a decent margin does wonders for my confidence going into the Final Qualifying Stage.

Md Solayeman of Bangladesh and Shubham Narain of Delhi finished tied second with totals of five-under 137.