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Saptak Talwar Opens Asian Games Golf With Four-Under 66
India began the Asian Games golf competition in Japan on September 30, 2026.
Saptak Talwar played very well and scored four shots under par.
This put him in third place, tied with other players.
Veer Ahlawat and Yuvraj Sandhu both scored one shot over par.
Two players, Wei-hsuan Wang and Kazuki Higa, shared the lead.
India’s men’s team was tied for fifth place after adding the best two scores from its players.
Pranavi Urs also had a strong start and was second in the women’s event.
The golf competition will last four rounds, and team medals will depend on the best two scores from each country in every round.
Saptak Talwar shot a four-under 66 to sit tied third after Round 1 of the men’s individual event.
Veer Ahlawat and Yuvraj Sandhu each carded one-over 71, leaving them tied 23rd.
Wei-hsuan Wang of Chinese Taipei and Japan’s Kazuki Higa shared the men’s lead at five-under 65.
India stood tied fifth in the men’s team event at three-under 137, while Japan led at nine-under 131.
Pranavi Urs was second in the women’s individual event at four-under 66, while India’s women’s team was tied sixth at three-under 137.
- Who
- Indian golfers Saptak Talwar, Veer Ahlawat, Yuvraj Sandhu, Pranavi Urs, Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok, along with golfers from other countries.
- What
- The first round of the Asian Games 2026 golf competition, including men’s and women’s individual and team events.
- Where
- Kasugai Country Club East Course in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- September 30, 2026, with the competition scheduled to run through October 3.
- Why
- The golfers are competing for individual and team medals at the Asian Games 2026.
Key facts
- Men’s individual leader
- Wei-hsuan Wang and Kazuki Higa shared the lead at five-under 65.
- Best Indian men’s score
- Saptak Talwar shot four-under 66 and was tied third.
- India men’s team position
- Tied fifth at three-under 137.
- Men’s team leader
- Japan led at nine-under 131.
- Women’s individual result
- Pranavi Urs was second at four-under 66.
- Women’s team result
- India was tied sixth at three-under 137.
- Competition format
- The men’s event features 66 players over 72 holes from September 30 to October 3; team scores count the best two players from each country in each round.
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