Confident Karandeep Kochhar in the thick of things
Hindustan TimesNot a day passes when Karandeep Kochhar doesn’t remind himself that it’s the golf course where he belongs. The success early on made it easier for the family to arrive at a consensus despite mother Reshma’s initial apprehension, but Kochhar, 20, was certain where he wanted to be at 15. The tournament at the Classic Golf and Country Club officially reduced to 54 holes due to the hazardous air quality, Kochhar has set himself up for a strong finish provided he guards against the occasions when he “doesn’t trust himself despite playing well”. “I have the game to win on the Asian Tour but somehow I’ve never played well at Q-school,” said Kochhar. Leaderboard 64: Itthipat Buranatanyarat 66: Danny Masrin; Terry Pilkadaris; Ye Hlet Aung 67: Karandeep Kochhar, Arjun Prasad; Shiv Kapur; M Dharma; Hung Chien-yao; Shankar Das; Kshitij Naveed Kaul; Wang Wei-lun; Vikrant Chopra; Khalin Joshi; Rashid Khan