Gaganjeet Bhullar's British Open experience stood him in good stead and his strong opening round of three-nuder 69 had the Kapurthala pro at tied 15th in the Indonesia President Invitational golf tournament in Jakarta on Thursday.
Jeev Milkha Singh sizzled with a five-under 67 but it was rookie Anirban Lahiri who set the greens ablaze with a flawless sevenunder 65 to grab the opening round lead in the Rs 80 lakh BILT Open on Thursday.
India will stage a second Asian PGA Tour event near capital New Delhi from Feb. 20, organisers said on Tuesday
Rahil Gangjee and three of his compatriots fell by the wayside, while veteran Gaurav Ghei just managed to finish inside the cut line as the Indian contingent put up a mundane show in the second round of the Bangkok Airways Open in Koh Samui on Friday.
Digvijay Singh's steady four-under 68 earned him the best finish among Indians as he signed off tied 37th, while Gaganjeet Bhullar and Rahil Gangjee turned in identical final-round cards of 69 to rise to 44th spot in the Asian Tour International Chonburi (Thailand) on Sunday.
Jeev Milkha Singh moved to tied second after the third round of the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open.
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More than 70 top golfers, including Jyoti Randhawa, Gaurav Ghei and Shiv Kapur, are set for launching a Tour of their own.
The Indian golfer shot a fine four-under 67 in the first round of the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open.
The 22-year-old Delhi golfer totalled 10-under 278 in the final round of the Taiwan Open.
The Chandigarh golfer had a good round of three-under 69 to be tied 11th on the first day of the Volkswagen Masters China.
Indian golfers will vie for a place at the British Open during the International Final Qualifying Asia.
The former was just a stroke ahead of Chowrasia on the penultimate day of the Petroleum Golf Championship.
The Indian contingent at the BMW Asian Open golf had a tough time with none of them coming under par.
The Kolkattan scorched the course with a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead after round two in the Hyundai-TNGF Open.
Digvijay Singh and Gaurav Ghei tallied two-under 70 under the four-ball format, to place four strokes behind the leaders.
The Kolkata pro achieved the feat at the Hero Honda Open South 2003.
The defending champions enjoys a two-stroke advantage over second placed veteran Shiv Prakash after day one of the Surya Nepal Masters.
Digvijay Singh, Amandeep Johl, Gaurav Ghei and Uttam Singh Mundy joined the casualty list.
Each blasted a six-under 66 to tie after the opening round in the HT Pro Golf 2003.
Sources said the indicted personnel are in the process of facing disciplinary action on various counts in the incident which happened around a couple of years ago.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
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