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Randhawa placed joint 18th

NEW DELHI, AUG 19: Despite a two-under par 68 for the first round, India's Jyoti Randhawa was lying joint 18th with four others in the Ti...

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NEW DELHI, AUG 19: Despite a two-under par 68 for the first round, India8217;s Jyoti Randhawa was lying joint 18th with four others in the Tianjin Teda Open, which opened in Tianjin this morning. Randhawa is three strokes of the foursome which leads the field at five under 65 in the new US 200,000 event on the Davidoff Asian PGA Tour.

Another Indian to do well was Amritinder Singh who shot a one-under 69.

One of the four leaders is Pakistan8217;s Taimur Hassan, whose brilliant eagle on the 18th helped him join the tie for the lead with Thailand8217;s Thammanoon Sriroj, Felix Casas of the Philippines and Japan8217;s Tatsuhiro Ichihara.

Hussain holed a sand wedge from 105 yards for a three on the par five last hole to card a 65 at Tianjin Warner International Golf Club.

England8217;s Chris Williams, Japan8217;s Kazuyoshi Yonekura and Australian Cameron Percey returned 66s.

Hussain, who won the London Myanmar Open, last saw his ball take one bounce and go into the hole. He played a 34 for the first nine and 31 on thereturn.

Thammanoon, who has won three times on the Davidoff Tour, mastered the front nine playing it in four-under-par 30. But Thammanoon last won on the in the 1997 Pakistan Masters.

Leading Scores

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65 Taimur Hussain Pak, Thammanoon Sriroj Tha, Felix Casas Phi, Tatsuhiko Ichihara Jpn; 66 Chris Williams Eng, Kazuyoshi Yonekura Jap, Cameron Percy Aus; 67 Anthony Kang Kor, Boonchu Ruangkit Tha, Simon Yates Sco, Christian Pena US, Park No-Seok Kor, Aaron Meeks US, Greg Hanrahan US, Rafael Ponce Ecu, Rodrigo Cuello Phi, Clay Devers US; 68 Peter Lawrie Ire, Yeh Wei-Tze Tpe, Andrew Pitts US, Jyoti Randhawa Ind, Kenny Druce Aus; 69 Lu Chien-Soon Tpe, Lai Hung-Lin Tpe, Thongchai Jaidee Tha, Richard Kaplan Rsa, Des Terblanche SA, Amritinder Singh Ind, Scott Rowe HK, Lu Wen-Teh Tpe

 

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