Ahmedabad: Abhijit Chadha returned the only
under-par card of the day to grab the opening round lead in
the LG Gujarat Open at the par-72 Kensville Golf Club here
on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old brought home one-under 71 to open up a
one-shot lead over Pune's Aditya Bhandarkar and Delhi lad
Pawan Kumar who returned identical even-par 72s.
Karan Vasudeva, fresh from his stint in Sri Lanka, was
placed fourth at two-over 74 while Chandigarh youngster Angad
Cheema was one back at three-over 75.
The day belonged to Abhijit whose round included three
birdies and two bogeys.
"This is a really tight course and you have to ensure
that you find the fairway. I did not try and play conservative
and I was successful with most of my tee shots," said the
Chandigarh player, chasing his first win on tour.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 17:58