Three players tied for lead at Phoenix Invitational golf tournament in Hyderabad

Gaganjeet Bhullar, Sachin Baishoya and Arjun Prasad have taken the lead with a score of six-under-par 66 in the first round of the Phoenix Invitational 2026 played on Wednesday at Wootie Golf County in Hyderabad, according to a report by Sportsstar.

These three players have maintained a one-shot lead over four players in fourth place, who scored five-under 67. Additionally, six other players are one shot behind the leaders with a score of 68. As 13 players are within just two shots of the leaders in the tournament, intense competition can be expected in the second round.

Gaganjeet Bhullar recorded nine birdies and three bogeys, playing on this course for the first time without any practice rounds. Bhullar stated that he had never played on this course before, but he also had not played at East Point GC last week, perhaps experience is proving helpful.

Sachin Baishoya also delivered an impressive performance, recording one eagle and six birdies, while noting two bogeys. He started the game very strongly and reached a five-under score through the first five holes alone with a chip-in eagle on the fifth hole.

Arjun Prasad secured his place in this leading trio with eight birdies and two bogeys. He scored one-under after the first nine holes, but subsequently showed strong play in the back nine, which included three consecutive birdies between the 14th and 16th holes.

Shat Mishra, Harshjit Sethi, Ravi Kumar and Kishore golfer Danish Verma were in fourth place with five-under 67. Aryan Rupa Anand, Veer Ganpatya, Tushar Pannu, Shiv Kapoor, M. Dharma and Sawai Hemendra Singh Bhati were in the following positions with four-under 68.

Gaganjeet Bhullar is a six-time winner of the M Green IGPL Tour and an 11-time Asian Tour champion.