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Khalin Joshi Wins J&K Open with Nine-Shot Victory

Khalin Joshi Wins J&K Open with Nine-Shot Victory
Khalin Joshi wins J&K Open, bags his second title of the season · thehansindia.com

Khalin Joshi is a professional golfer from Bengaluru, India.

He played in a big golf tournament called the J&K Open.

In golf, players try to finish each hole with the fewest swings, called strokes.

Joshi finished the whole tournament with far fewer strokes than everyone else.

That made him the champion, winning by nine strokes over the second-place player.

He only made one mistake across all four days of play.

That is very rare and very impressive.

He won a prize of 15 lakh rupees and moved up in the season rankings.

He also spotted a bear running across the course and ate apples and mulberries from the trees there.

Joshi hopes the region will host even more golf tournaments in the future.

Key facts

Tournament
J&K Open 2026
Winner
Khalin Joshi (24-under 260)
Margin of victory
Nine strokes
Venue
Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar
Prize purse
Rs 1 crore; winner's cheque Rs 15 lakh
Joshi's rounds
63-66-65-66
Runner-up
Rashid Khan (15-under 269)
Third place
Shubham Jaglan (14-under 270)

Quotes

Khalin Joshi

Professional golfer, 33‑year‑old from Bengaluru

“I didn’t hit the ball as well on the front nine as I had over the first two days, but making two birdies after missing the fairways was important. I found some momentum on the back nine, hit a few good shots and converted some good putts. Overall, I’m feeling confident and positive about my game.”
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“My game plan was to keep hitting fairways because I knew that would give me enough birdie opportunities. The key was to stay in the present, execute each shot as well as I could and keep thinking positively. Seeing my drives go straight all day was very satisfying.”
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