SAIL-SBI OPEN FIRST-ROUND FIREWORKS BY INDIAN

KHAN RULES OPENING DAY WITH 

SIZZLING 61 AT NEW DELHI

 

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New Delhi: Indian prospect Rashid Khan shot a spectacular 11-under-par 61 to snatch a five-shot lead in the first round of the SAIL-SBI Open at the Delhi Golf Club.

The 23-year-old, who lost to countryman Anirban Lahiri in a play-off last year, nailed nine birdies and one eagle for his career’s lowest round, which was one shot shy of the course record.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES

Par 72 Yardage: 6,928

61 - Rashid KHAN (IND).

66 - Mithun PERERA (SRI), Akinori TANI (JPN).

67 Scott BARR (AUS), Siddikur RAHMAN (BAN).

68 S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND), Chikka S (IND), Sanjay KUMAR (IND), C. MUNIYAPPA (IND), Steve LEWTON (ENG), Angelo QUE (PHI), Digvijay SINGH (IND), Shamim KHAN (IND), KIM Gi-whan (KOR), George GANDRANATA (INA), Abhijit CHADHA (IND).

69 Vikrant CHOPRA (IND), Carlos PIGEM (ESP), Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA), Kapil KUMAR (IND), Marcus BOTH (AUS), Shubhankar SHARMA (IND), GULFAM  (IND), Chapchai NIRAT (THA), Chiragh KUMAR (IND), Iain STEEL (MAS), SHIN Hyuk-chul (SKOR), Prom MEESAWAT (THA), Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA), Unho PARK (AUS).

70 Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA), Ryan MCCARTHY (AUS), David LIPSKY (USA), M. DHARMA (IND), Poom SAKSANSIN (THA), Mukesh KUMAR (IND), Anirban LAHIRI (IND), Chawalit PLAPHOL (THA).