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Mann fires 63 to lead by three strokes

Chandigarh pro Gurbaaz Mann shot a seven-under 63 to establish a three-stroke lead over his rivals on day one of the PGTI Players Championship at the Bombay Presidency Golf here today.

Mumbai: Chandigarh pro Gurbaaz Mann shot a seven-under 63 to establish a three-stroke lead over his
rivals on day one of the PGTI Players Championship at the Bombay Presidency Golf here today. Mann is closely followed by Gaganjeet Bhullar, Anirban Lahiri, Abhishek Jha and Mohd Siddikur Rahman at the second spot with identical scores of four-under 66. Mann made an ideal start to the week as he hit it close on the front nine to earn birdies on the first, fourth, fifth and seventh. He then converted a 10-feet birdie putt on the 10th to go up five-under. The 27-year-old made his longest putt of the day, a 15-footer on the 12th, to pocket his sixth birdie. Mann ended the day at seven-under after he sank another birdie on the 16th. "I`m really pleased with my effort today. I putted really well even though the greens here are very tricky. I also hit it pretty close through the day and used the lob wedge to perfection. "One needs to be accurate off the tee at this course as the rough is up. It`s important to know how to make good use of the lob wedge here," he said. Among others, Raju Ali Mollah of Kolkata is placed sixth at three-under 67, while Gurki Shergill is in tied seventh along with Gaurav Diwan, Toran Bikram Shahi, Randhir Singh Ghotra, Digvijay Singh, Vikrant Chopra and Shaurya Singh at two-under 68. PTI