Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- Local golfers failed to capitalise on home advantage in the opening round of the IGU Samarvir Sahi Golf Championship 2026, as only a handful of Chandigarh players managed to secure places in the top-10. Jay Gupta and Dilsher Grewal emerged as the best-placed city golfers, carding identical rounds of 73 to occupy a joint fourth position.

Uttar Pradesh's Vinamra Anand delivered the standout performance of the day, firing six birdies despite three dropped shots to return a superb 69 and claim the early lead. Close behind him was Parth Raman Sood, who carded 70 with six birdies and four bogeys to trail by a single stroke in second place.

Arin Ahuja and Arshwant Srivastava stayed in contention with rounds of 72, while ...