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Daniel Chopra fired an opening round of four-under 66 to be tied eighth, while Shiv Kapur kicked off his campaign with a solid 67 for a share of the 18th place in the $2.25 million Hong Kong Open here today.
Chopra birdied the 10th,11th and 13th but his rhythm was snapped by the dropped shot on the 15th and he took the turn at two-under. On resumption, he bogeyed the first hole but fired birdies on the third, fourth and seventh to make amends.
South Korean stalwart KJ Choi blasted eight-under 62 to grab the opening round lead. Among other Indians, SSP Chowrasia carded 69 to be tied 50th, while Rahul Gangjee and Amandeep Johl turned in rounds of one-over 70 to be tied 82nd. Gaurav Ghei slumped to tied 131st after going four-over 75.
Jeev tied 10th in Japan
Miyazaki (Japan): Jeev Milkha Singh got off to a decent start by firing a sedate opening round of two-under 68 for the tied 10th place in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament here today.
Yusuf Ali grabs early lead
Digboi: At the end of Day One of IOC XtraPremium Masters, Kolkata’s Yusuf Ali leads the field by three strokes after shooting a score of six-under 66. Mukesh Kumar, Raju Ali Mollah, Rahul Ganapathy and Mohd Islam are all tied for second, with a three-under first round. Rookie Anirban Lahiri had a good outing with a two-under 70, and is in 6th.
