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MUMBAI, JAN 2: Amit Nigam shot a 4-over 74 to wrest a one-stroke lead over Rohit Goyal after 18 holes of the Gold Medal strokeplay golf of the Bombay Presidency Golf Club at he Chembur course, today.
The race for the gold’ in the 36-hole strokeplay is keen as Rohit Goyal is on 75 and Shivas Nath is not far behind on 77.
The lanky Nigam, who had a poor front-nine at four-over 39, recovered to play the back nine at a steady, level-par 35 after hitting a birdie on the par-5 16th to make up for dropping a shot on the par-4 15th. This was his only blemish in the return trip.
Rohit Goyal, on the other hand, played the first nine at 35 with a birdie on the first and a bogey on the ninth, but dropped shots on four holes including a double-bogey on the par-4 11h.
Shivas Nath shot three birdies (6th, 12th and 16th), but had seven bogeys including a triple on the 17th which ruined his back nine (41 strokes). Col K S Kang carded a 76, while Ashok Goenka is five strokes behind the leader on 79.
