All 5 Indian pros – Ajeetesh Sandhu, Chikkarangappa S., Khalin Joshi, Viraj Madappa and Pukhraj Singh Gill – made the cut at the US$ 400,000 Taifong Open in Chinese Taipei for the first time together this season.
Former Asian Tour winner Ajeetesh Sandhu carded rounds of 72-69-72-71 for a tied-22nd place finish at 4-under 284. Sandhu made US$ 4180 (₹ 3.7lacs) for his efforts, which moved him to 79th on the Asian Tour rankings.
Other Indian players in the field –
Chikkarangappa S.– 69-70-76-72 (3-under 285) T-24
Khalin Joshi – 74-71-73-71 (1-over 289) T-42
Viraj Madappa – 69-74-78-71 (4-over 292) T-53
Pukhraj Singh Gill – 71-75-75-72 (5-over 293) T-56
As of now, only Gaganjeet Bhullar, the 11-time winner on the Asian Tour, stands inside the top-60 of the Asian Tour rankings, at 51st and looks poised to retain his full playing rights for the 2026 Asian Tour season. With Ajeetesh Sandhu at 79th and only three events remaining in the season, including the newly created US$ 500,000 Bharat Classic later this month at Kensville GC, Ahmedabad, Sandhu needs two top-10s to break into the top 60.
