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Cheema fires 61 to take lead at Telangana Open 2026
Angad Cheema shot a bogey-free 11-under 61 in the second round of the Telangana Open 2026 at Vooty Golf County in Vikarabad, taking a two-shot lead at 13-under 131. The career-low round for the Chandigarh-based golfer included a chip-in eagle on the par-five 12th. Cheema said he felt a lower score might be possible after racing to six-under through seven holes.
Delhi’s Rashid Khan is second at 11-under 133 after rounds of 66 and 67. Hyderabad’s Vishesh Sharma, returning from illness, held third at 10-under 134. First-round co-leaders Akshay Sharma and Manu Gandas dropped to tied fourth and tied seventh respectively. The cut fell at one-under 143, with 50 players advancing to the final two rounds. Play resumes Wednesday morning.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Angad Cheema’s 11-under 61 vaulted him to a two-stroke lead in the Telangana Open 2026, pushing first-round co-leaders Akshay Sharma and Manu Gandas to fourth and tied seventh. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible stance, consistent with telanganatoday.com’s neutral-report history. Both articles focus on scores, player quotes, and field conditions. The cut stands at one-under 143, with 50 players advancing to the final two rounds at Vooty Golf County on Wednesday.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): telanganatoday.com (neutral report), telanganatoday.com (2) (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
