Rahul Biswakarma and Subash Tamang Share Lead at Surya Nepal Premier Golf Championship

Kathmandu – Amateur golfer Rahul Biswakarma and defending champion Subash Tamang are tied for the lead after the second round of the Surya Nepal Premier Golf Championship, the final tournament of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour. Held at the par-72 Gokarna Golf Club, the event has drawn 37 professional and 18 amateur golfers in what is the most lucrative tournament of the season.

Both Rahul and Subash sit atop the leaderboard at 10-under-par 134. Rahul carded an impressive 7-under 65, while Subash followed closely with a 6-under 66. National team member and Nepal’s top amateur, Sadbhav Acharya, recorded the best round of the day with an 8-under 64, propelling him to third place at 8-under 136.

Niraj Tamang occupies fourth position at 7-under 137 after a solid 67 in the second round. Bhutanese amateur Nim Dorji Tamang is fifth at 6-under 138 with back-to-back rounds of 3-under 69. Another amateur, Wangchen Dhondup, moved to sixth place at 5-under 139 after a 68.

Nepal’s No. 1 professional, Bhuvan Nagarkoti, posted an even-par 72, tying for seventh at 3-under 141 with Dinesh Prajapati, who shot a 69. Krishna Man Rajbahak (69) and overnight leader Ravi Khadka (75) are tied for ninth at 2-under 142.

Rahul’s round featured a bogey-free front nine, with birdies on holes 1, 2, 6, and 9 for a 4-under 32. He added four more birdies on the back nine; at the 10th, 12th, 17th, and 18th—finishing with a 3-under 33, marred only by a single bogey on the 11th.

Subash carded identical 3-under 33 scores on both nines. His front nine included five birdies and two bogeys, while the back nine remained blemish-free with birdies on the 10th, 11th, and 12th.

Sadbhav made a blazing start, carding a 7-under 29 on the front nine with seven birdies. He added two more birdies on the 11th and 12th, before closing with a bogey on the 18th for a back-nine 35.

Following the second round, the cut was set at 6-over 150. A total of 22 professionals and six amateurs advanced to the final two rounds. Among those making the cut are seasoned pros including Sanjay Lama, Dhana Bahadur Thapa, Sukra Bahadur Rai, Deepak Magar, and Jayram Shrestha. Amateur golfers Tashi Tshiring and Padam Hang Limbu joined the top six amateurs progressing to the next stage.

The championship offers a total prize purse of NPR 1.6 million. The winner will receive NPR 300,000, while the runner-up and third-place finishers will take home NPR 185,000 and NPR 125,000, respectively. Fourth and fifth-place finishers will earn NPR 105,000 and NPR 92,000. The top 21 professionals will share in the prize pool.

The tournament will conclude with a Pro-Am event on June 21, featuring 25 professionals playing alongside 100 corporate-level amateur participants.