Despite starting off on a poor note, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar carded a scintillating eight-under 63, which gave him a two-shot lead over Prom Meesawat and Scott Hend, in the first round of the Venetian Macau Open on Thursday. Shiv Kapur and Ajeetesh Sandhu, 70 each, were tied 34th.
Smriti shines
Smriti Mehra played a tidy round of even par-72 with two birdies and two bogeys to join Nalini Singh Siwach (75) at 147 in shared lead at the end of the second round of the Women’s Pro Golf tournament in Gurgaon on Thursday.
Gurbani in lead
In Kolkata, Aditi Ashok struck back with a fine even-par round of 70, but still remained six shots behind the defending champion Gurbani Singh (137) at the end of the second round of the Usha West Bengal Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship.
Rashid cards six-under
Rashid Khan set ablaze the Delhi golf course with a stunning six-under 66 to zoom to a five-stroke lead over Shamim Khan after the second round of the Rs 1 crore BILT Open golf tournament.
