Three shots back of leader Shane Lowry after Thursday’s first round of the DP World India Championship is perhaps one of the most unlikely of competitors.

Rahil Gangjee, a 47-year-old from Calcutta, India, eagled the par-5 18th hole at Delhi Golf Club, rolling in a 60-footer from just off the green, to cap a 5-under 67, his best round on the DP World Tour since he fired 66 in the third round of the 2016 Hero Indian Open.

Gangjee, who played his final five holes in 4 under on Thursday, has now teed it up 26 times worldwide this year, mostly on the Asian Tour, Asian Development Tour and Pro Golf Tour of India. But this is just his second DPWT start in over five years. His last made cut on the DPWT was the 2019 Indian Open. In all, Gangjee has made 78 career starts on the DPWT while posting

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