Noida: Local favourite Arjun Singh Chaudhri cashed in on his home advantage and fired a five-under 67 to
grab the opening round lead in the ONGC Masters golf
tournament here today.
Playing in his home course, Arjun was off to a blazing
start, while Patna's Mohd Nawab shot four-under 68 to be
placed second.
Shaurya Singh, Gaurav Pratap Singh and Randhir Singh
Ghotra are tied third at two-under 70 while Toran Bikram
Shahi, Ranjit Singh and Shankar Das are a further stroke
behind in tied sixth position.
Defending champion Shamim Khan grabbed a share of 16th
place with 73, while Gaurav Ghei's two-over 74 had the veteran
in tied 26th.
birdie on the seventh. The 30-year-old then rallied with a
superb effort on the back nine, sinking birdies on the 11th,
12th, 14th, 15th and 18th.
He dropped a solitary bogey on the 10th.
"I couldn't have asked for a better start to the event. I
was hitting it fairly close on the first six holes but somehow
could not sink the birdie putts," Arjun said.
"This round will do a lot of good to my confidence as I
have struggled for most part of this season," added Arjun.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 22:11