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Denmark's Niklas Nrgaard leads weather-hit day one at India Championship
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News18•15-10-2026, 23:00
Denmark's Niklas Nrgaard leads weather-hit day one at India Championship
- •Denmark's Niklas Nrgaard shot a six-under-par 66 to secure the first-round clubhouse lead at the India Championship.
- •The opening day at the Delhi Golf Club experienced a lengthy 4-hour and 50-minute suspension due to thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy rain.
- •Tom McKibbin, Thomas Detry, and Eugenio Chacarra trail the leader by one stroke after carding matching rounds of 67.
- •Om Prakash Chouhan was the top Indian player, finishing tied-fifth alongside three Scottish players, Englishman Marcus Armitage, and Poland's Adrian Meronk with a score of four-under 68.
- •Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood and six-time Major winner Rory McIlroy both finished the weather-disrupted day tied at 13th with scores of 70.
Key Questions Answered
Denmark's Niklas Nørgaard leads the first round of the India Championship after shooting a six-under-par 66 with a closing birdie on Thursday.
The opening day was interrupted by thunderstorms, lightning, and 24 mm of rain, which forced a lengthy suspension lasting 4 hours and 50 minutes.
Om Prakash Chouhan was the top-performing Indian golfer, carding a 4-under-par 68 to finish tied for fifth place.
