India tied 2nd after Rd 1 in Junior Golf Team championship

New Delhi: Chikkarangappa and Ashbeer Saini fired identical rounds of three-under 68 to help India finish

tied second after the opening round of the World Junior Golf Team Championship in Japan on Tuesday. India joined Thailand at the second place at eight-under with the US leading at 11-under, according to information received here. While Chikkarangappa and Ashbeer carded 68, Abhijit Chadha returned two-under 69, while Khalin Joshi went three-over 74. Three best cards out of four count for team scores. India is one of the 12 countries that qualified for the event being played at the par-71 Chukyo Golf Club`s Ishino Course. This is the third time that Indian junior team has qualified for the world team championship. PTI