DP World Tour : Volvo China Open Leaderboard
Tapio Pulkkanen produced a stunning round of -9 62 to set a new course record and surge into a three-shot lead at the Volvo China Open.
The Finn, who is still awaiting his maiden DP World Tour title, lost his playing privileges in 2023 but returned to form by finishing 19th in the Road to Mallorca last year.
The 34-year-old, ranked #387, equaled his best performance of the 2025 campaign with a for T13th at the Hero Indian Open last month, and he improved further with a flawless display at Enhance Anting Golf Club to sit at -9
Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra - a first-time winner on the DP World Tour on just his ninth appearance in New Delhi - is in contention once again after a -6 65 to be Pulkkanen's closest rival.
"A great start," the Finn said. "My putter was really hot, I think I missed just one putt inside 15 feet. A lot of good putts and solid tee to green. It was a good score".
"I think I was a bit lucky with a couple of putts as well, they went in on the edge of the hole. A solid wedge game, a lot of wedges inside six feet, so I was able to make easy birdies as well.
"I hit my five iron off the tee (on the fourth), one or two clubs too much, and I was quite close to the pin. I tried to hit a low wedge shot to jump forward and it did exactly what I tried, so it was perfect.
"I did some good work back home in Finland, although it was snowing a couple of days. My iron game was good. Overall, everything was awesome."
China's Zhengkai Bai, who finished with a hat-trick of gains, Australian duo Jason Scrivener and Elvis Smylie, New Zealand's Kazuma Kobori and American Jordan Gumberg all carded -4 67
Home favourite Ashun Wu, English pair Matthew Jordan and Jordan Smith, Hong Kong's Taichi Kho, Kiwi Daniel Hillier and Germany's Yannik Paul are all one shot further adrift at -3 68.
edit *** His first visit to the new Enhance Anting GC in Shanghai is one Canadian Aaron Cockerill will want to forget, 3 bogey's and two doubles for +6 77 T127, he will need a great round tomorrow, or face a 9 hour flight back to Dubai, or have a long weekend off in Shanghai, before next weeks event.
After 10 events he is ranked 114 in the Race to Dubai.
Course name : The course is named because it is in Anting a township of Shanghai, " Enhance" likely to promote it's superiority.
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