What is about Day 2 at the Hyderabad Golf Association that spurs Manu Gandas to break away from the field?
First, about the man. Nothing seems to affects Manu; a high or low. “I have no idea,” he said on the 10-under 60 on Thursday of the Telengana Golconda Masters. “I just go out there and it happens.”
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Now on to what he pulled off. This will stand as a course record, unlike the 58 he posted last year and the changes in yardage due to heavy rains.
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The leaderboard, then and now, Manu is the constant. His runaway effort, which reads 17-under after two days, separates him and the chasing pack by five shots, quite like last year. Credit it to a superlative back-nine, 8-under in 2021, 7-under today. The icing on the cake was a flawless card this time.
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Amid the hype, the monk in Manu has a calming effect. “Even after a round like this, nothing changes. The mindset and process is still about going out and getting it done.
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