Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Angad Cheema Retains Two-Shot Lead at Telangana Open
Angad Cheema is leading a golf tournament in Vikarabad.
He is two shots ahead of Rashid Khan.
Cheema scored 65 in the third round.
His total score is 20 shots under par.
Rashid scored the same 65 and has a total of 18 under par.
Jairaj Singh Sandhu moved up to third place after scoring 63.
Cheema made eight birdies and one eagle, but he also had three bogeys.
He will try to keep the lead in the final round and win the tournament.
Angad Cheema shot a seven-under 65 to remain atop the Telangana Open leaderboard at 20-under 196.
Delhi’s Rashid Khan matched Cheema’s 65 and stayed second at 18-under 198.
Jairaj Singh Sandhu carded the tournament’s lowest third-round score, a nine-under 63, to rise to third.
Honey Baisoya and Arjun Sharma shared fourth place at 13-under 203.
The final round will decide whether Cheema secures his fifth DP World PGTI title and sixth overall win.
- Who
- Chandigarh golfer Angad Cheema leads, followed by Delhi’s Rashid Khan and Jairaj Singh Sandhu.
- What
- Cheema retained a two-shot lead after the third round of the Telangana Open.
- When
- Thursday, following the tournament’s third round.
- Where
- Vikarabad.
- Why
- Cheema is competing for his fifth DP World PGTI title and sixth overall win.
- Leader
- Angad Cheema
- Leader’s score
- 20-under 196
- Second place
- Rashid Khan at 18-under 198
- Third place
- Jairaj Singh Sandhu at 14-under 202
- Round of the day
- Sandhu’s nine-under 63
- Cheema’s round
- Seven-under 65, including an eagle on the par-five 16th
- Upcoming stage
- Final round