Local amateur Ishaan Chawhan, navigating his way back into the game after a series of injuries over the last three years, was the top Indian after three days at the Bharath Classic 2025.
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Ishaan, who turned 22 four weeks ago, shot 68, his third straight round in the 60s, to reach 12-under and was tied third, up from sixth overnight.
Ishaan, whose last three appearances on the amateur circuit have produced top-5 results, including one at the Gujarat Amateurs at the Kensville Golf Resort, is three shots behind the duo of Jazz Janewattananond (65), and Poosit Supupramai (66), who had an ace on the 16th and a birdie on the 18th.
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The Thais are at 15-under and three shots ahead of the trio at Tied-third who include first round leader, Korean Heemin Chang (71), Thai Panuphol Pittyarat (70), whose last Asian Tour win came in 2018.
Ishaan plays a lot here and at the nearby Kalhaar Blues Course. His last win on the amateur tour was in 2022 at the Western India Amateurs.
“I have suffered injuries in the knee, back and wrist and lost a lot of time. Only in the last year or so have I been getting back my game in shape,” said the soft-spoken Ahmedabad-based player. “I hurt my knee playing football and then came other injuries.”
“I play a lot at Kalhaar and also the Kensville,” said Ishaan. “I like this course,” he added. The way he plotted his way around the course and managed it well, showed his familiarity with the track.
Ishaan started from the 10th, and after four pars he had back-to-back gains but dropped a shot on the 18th. Playing steadily, he picked three more birdies on the third, sixth and the ninth and most importantly did not drop any shots as he putted well and put himself in Tied-third with one more day to go.
He smiled and said, “I am not getting ahead and am just going to keep playing the way I have.”
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Four other Indians lurked close by at 9-under, including IGPL Order of Merit leader and two-time winner, Aman Raj (66), who after a modest opening 73 has shot 68-66 in the next rounds. There was also Pukhraj Singh Gill (71), another IGPL Tour winner Shaurya Binu (69), PGTI leader Yuvraj Sandhu (69) and Thailand’s Settee Prakongvech (69).
Aman birdied each of the four Par-5s and had seven birdies against one bogey, while Yuvraj had four birdies against one bogey.
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Aman, who has been in good form this season, said, “It was good to get in a low score and there is one more day to go.”
Shaurya, who has one pro win to his name, had five birdies, including three in a row from the fifth to the seventh and one more on the ninth. Binu, who started from the third, had another birdie late in his round on the first, his 17th hole of the day.
