Khalin Joshi wins Andhra Open 2026

By Deepak Arora

Khalin Joshi (2nd from right) receives the trophy and cheque from Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, Member of Legislative Assembly – Visakhapatnam East (2nd from left), M S N Raju, Honorary Secretary, East Point Golf Club & President, Andhra Pradesh Golf Association (extreme left), P Ramakrishna Rao, Treasurer, East Point Golf Club & Honorary Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Golf Association (centre) and Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI (extreme right).

VISAKHAPATNAM, April 10: Khalin Joshi carded a two-under 69 to claim his seventh professional title at the INR 1 crore Andhra Open Golf Championship 2026 played at the East Point Golf Club in Visakhapatnam.

The 33-year-old Bengaluru-based Khalin (68-68-70-69) emerged victorious by a comfortable four-stroke margin at nine-under 275. Joshi earned INR 15 lakh and climbed from 55th to 12th on the 2026 DP World PGTI Order of Merit with season earnings of INR 18,13,875.

Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma (70-70-74-65), a two-time winner on the tour, posted a course- record final round of six-under 65 to surge from 13th overnight and finish runner-up at five-under 279, four shots behind the winner.

PGTI thanks its Umbrella Partner DP World and Tour Partners Amul, Axis Bank, Campa, Amrutanjan Enerlyte, Kalyani, Golf Plus Monthly, and Golf Design India for their continued support in growing the tour.

The Andhra Open 2026 was supported by host venue East Point Golf Club (EPGC) and event partner Andhra Pradesh Golf Association (APGA).

Notably, the par-5 seventh hole was adjusted to a 477-yard par-4 for the tournament, bringing the course par down to 71.

Joshi began the final round with a three-shot cushion at seven-under and closed with a two-under 69, mixing five birdies with three bogeys, to secure the title, his first in over 44 months, dating back to Coimbatore in August 2022.

Runner-up Akshay Sharma’s course record final round of 65 was highlighted by seven birdies and a bogey. Five of his birdies came on the back nine.

Saptak Talwar (70-74-68-68), the current DP World PGTI Rankings leader and winner of the Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship last month, finished tied third at four-under 280 alongside Dubai-based Yash Majmudar (71-69-69-71). Talwar earned INR 5,49,800 to extend his lead atop the rankings as his season earnings moved to INR 75,80,000.

Majmudar, who employs an unconventional one-handed chipping technique, was playing his first event of the season after earning his tour card through Qualifying School in January.

Chandigarh’s Ajeetesh Sandhu, who recently led Rajasthan Regals to victory at the inaugural edition of the DP World PGTI’s ‘72 The League’, finished fifth at three-under 281.

Angad Cheema, the last winner at EPGC in 2024, finished tied sixth at two-under 282 alongside Honey Baisoya, Rashid Khan and Manjot Singh.

The tour now moves to Hyderabad for the inaugural INR 1 crore Boulders Classic at Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club from April 14–17.

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