KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Bhuwan Gurung carded five-over 72 at the Royal Nepal Golf Club on Tuesday to lead the Qualifying School for the Surya Nepal Golf Tour after the completion of 18-hole play.
Gurung took a turn with four-over 37 and finished back nine with one-over 35. Dipendra Rayamajhi shot seven-over 74 to stay on the second position. [break]
Bishnu KC (nine-over 76) and Saroj Rana Magar (10-over 77) remained on the third and fourth position respectively while Bharat Gautam and Surya Manandhar shared fifth position with 12-over 79.
Altogether 21 golfers are trying to cross the hurdle of the Qualifying School.
Nepal Professional Golfers Association (NPGA) came up with the idea of Qualifying School for the first time for Surya Nepal Golf Tour. Earlier, NPGA used to allow amateurs to turn pro and participate in the Surya Nepal Golf Tour but from now onwards every aspiring pro golfer must come through the Qualifying School to be a member of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour and to participate in professional golf tournaments.
Players finishing in the top 5 after 54 holes will earn the pro-card, additionally players who are not in top 5 but have score 18 over par for 54 holes will also earn pro-card.