Indian Open golf championship hit by rain
STILL MOURNING SCOT FINISHES WITH
EAGLE TO SHARE LEAD WITH A 66
Scots exile Simon Dunn holed a 25ft eagle putt at the last hole to share the lead on six-under-par 66 with home hero Vijay Kumar in the first round of the Indian Open golf championship at Delhi Golf Club today.
The Scot, who finished third place in last week's Volkswagen Masters, says he has still not got over the death of his father who suffered a heart attack in August.
"Up until last week I have had a terrible year. Apart from the Volkswagen Masters, I only made one other cut all year. I was able to turn things around though as I started hitting a fade in the summer as opposed to hitting it right to left and my short game has been coming along,” said Dunn who has been a tour pro for three years.
“I know exactly what shot shape I am going to hit every time now which is especially vital on this course.
"I played some mini tours events in the summer and played well in August but then my father passed away so I didn't play very much golf at all for the last two months.”
A 2hr 20min rain delay at the start of the day meant 66 players were unable to complete their first round.
Korean Suk Jong-yul, New Zealand's Brad Iles, and Australians Scott Strange and Michael Wright all shot 67s.
Englishman Simon Dyson showed the kind of form which has seen him win twice in Europe this year by posting a 68. Dyson, who claimed the joint sanctioned Indonesian Open and Dutch Open this year, eagled the 17th but bogeyed the last.
Former Scottish amateur champion Barry Hume from Glasgow had a 71 but Andrew Coltart had a 74.
Leading first-round scores:
66 V Kumar (Ind), S Dunn (Sco).
67 - Suk Jong-yul (Kor), S Strange (Aus), M Wright (Aus), B Iles (NZ).
68 R Gibson (Can), S Dyson (Eng), Prom Meesawat (Tha), V Bhandari (Ind).
Other scores:
69 Yasin Ali (Eng).
71 M Mouland (Wal), B Hume (Sco).
74 A Coltart (Sco).
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++Michele Thomson from Ellon, Aberdeenshire has this week finished third in only her second tournament for Jacksonville State University on the American women's college circuit ... but she is not guaranteed a place in the JSU team for the next tournament! Read all about it on our sister website, www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk
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EAGLE TO SHARE LEAD WITH A 66
Scots exile Simon Dunn holed a 25ft eagle putt at the last hole to share the lead on six-under-par 66 with home hero Vijay Kumar in the first round of the Indian Open golf championship at Delhi Golf Club today.
The Scot, who finished third place in last week's Volkswagen Masters, says he has still not got over the death of his father who suffered a heart attack in August.
"Up until last week I have had a terrible year. Apart from the Volkswagen Masters, I only made one other cut all year. I was able to turn things around though as I started hitting a fade in the summer as opposed to hitting it right to left and my short game has been coming along,” said Dunn who has been a tour pro for three years.
“I know exactly what shot shape I am going to hit every time now which is especially vital on this course.
"I played some mini tours events in the summer and played well in August but then my father passed away so I didn't play very much golf at all for the last two months.”
A 2hr 20min rain delay at the start of the day meant 66 players were unable to complete their first round.
Korean Suk Jong-yul, New Zealand's Brad Iles, and Australians Scott Strange and Michael Wright all shot 67s.
Englishman Simon Dyson showed the kind of form which has seen him win twice in Europe this year by posting a 68. Dyson, who claimed the joint sanctioned Indonesian Open and Dutch Open this year, eagled the 17th but bogeyed the last.
Former Scottish amateur champion Barry Hume from Glasgow had a 71 but Andrew Coltart had a 74.
Leading first-round scores:
66 V Kumar (Ind), S Dunn (Sco).
67 - Suk Jong-yul (Kor), S Strange (Aus), M Wright (Aus), B Iles (NZ).
68 R Gibson (Can), S Dyson (Eng), Prom Meesawat (Tha), V Bhandari (Ind).
Other scores:
69 Yasin Ali (Eng).
71 M Mouland (Wal), B Hume (Sco).
74 A Coltart (Sco).
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++Michele Thomson from Ellon, Aberdeenshire has this week finished third in only her second tournament for Jacksonville State University on the American women's college circuit ... but she is not guaranteed a place in the JSU team for the next tournament! Read all about it on our sister website, www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk
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