Bhuvan Nagarkoti Leads by One Stroke to Top Standings on Fourth Day
News Summary
- On the second day of the Surya Nepal Western Open, part of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2025–26, Bhuvan Nagarkoti took the overall lead with a 3-under 135 score.
- Shukra Bahadur Rai stands in second place with a 2-under 136, followed by Jayram Shrestha in third.
- The tournament features 26 professional and 16 amateur players, with the winner set to receive a cash prize of NPR 170,000.
Chaitra 5, Pokhara – On the second day of the fifth tournament and 26th edition of the Surya Nepal Western Open, part of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2025–26, Bhuvan Nagarkoti is leading the competition by one stroke.
Today, Nagarkoti scored 3-under 66, bringing his total to 3-under 135 and pushing Shukra Bahadur Rai to second place by a single stroke. Rai posted a 2-under 67 for an overall 2-under 136.
Jayram Shrestha holds third place with a score of 1-over 70, totaling 1-over 139. Sanjay Lama is in fourth with 2-over 140.
Lama scored 1-over 70 for the second consecutive day. The joint leader from the first day, Bhu Bahadur Gurung, played 5-over 74 today and dropped to fifth place with a total of 5-over 143.
Ramesh Adhikari ended the day with an overall score of 6-over 144 after finishing the second round at 4-over 73, securing sixth place. Suresh Tamang and Bhuvan Kumar Rokka share seventh place with a score of 7-over 145.
Tamang posted 2-over 71 and Rokka 4-over 73 today. Ravi Khadka finished ninth with a total score of 8-over 146 after carding 4-over 73 in the second round. Nepal’s number one golfer, Niraj Tamang, is in tenth place with a cumulative 9-over 147 after scoring 4-over 73 today.
Having won the previous two tournaments, Bhuvan took sole possession of first place today by completing the front nine holes in 2-under 32. He recorded birdies on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th holes. Despite a double bogey at the 6th (par 5), he saved shots at the 10th and 13th holes but took a bogey at the 11th, finishing the back nine at 1-under 34.
Shukra Bahadur Rai completed the front nine in 1-over 35, with bogeys on the 1st, 3rd and 7th holes, but saved shots at the 2nd and 6th. He managed a solid back nine with 3-under 32, making birdies on holes 10, 15, and 17.
Jayram Shrestha made a birdie on the 3rd hole but bogeyed the 2nd and 4th, finishing the front nine 1-over 35. He birdied the 10th and bogeyed the 18th, ending the back nine even par 35.
In the amateur category, Rahul Bishwakarma leads by eight strokes after scoring 3-over 72 today, making his total 3-over 141. Rahul, who was a joint leader on the first day, is now fifth overall.
Kishan Pariyar completed the second day with a 3-over 72, accumulating 11-over 149 overall. Only these two amateurs made the cut.
With the cut-off set at 12-over 150 overall, 20 players qualified for the final day, including 18 professionals and 2 amateurs. Professionals who made the cut include Toran Bikram Shahi, Rame Magar, Basant Raj Gurung, Pradeep Kumar Lama, Suman Pariyar, Shiv Kumar Majhi, Dinesh Prajapati, and Dipak Magar.
Organized by the Nepal Professional Golfers’ Association (NPGA), the tournament features 26 professional and 16 amateur golfers.
Sponsored by Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd., the total prize pool has been increased this year. The overall prize money is NPR 1,050,000, with the winner receiving NPR 170,000.
The runner-up and third-place finishers will receive NPR 125,000 and NPR 100,000, respectively. Cash prizes will also be awarded to the other professional golfers finishing in the top 18 positions.