Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Chapchai Nirat burns the course; Shamim best Indian
SSP Chowrasia and Shamim Khan carded rounds of six under 66 to be the highest placed Indians after round one of the US$ 300,000 SAIL Open 2009 being played at the Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon. Chowrasia and Khan are tied sixth at the moment as they trail the leader, Chapchai Nirat of Thailand by four strokes.
Nirat produced a breathtaking 10 under 62, a course record, in the opening round of the SAIL Open 2009 to be the clubhouse leader after the morning session. The 25-year-old from Bangkok sank ten birdies, five each on the front nine and back nine to set the pace at the second edition of the SAIL Open.
Filipino Antonio Lascuna, Thailand’s Wisut Artjanawat, Singapore’s Mardan Mamat and Mark Purser of New Zealand are three strokes behind Nirat in tied second place.
Kolkata’s SSP Chowrasia made a few good 10 feet putts on the front nine that resulted in two birdies and a good save. He then made the turn at two under after three birdies and a lone bogey. On the back nine Chowrasia came up with some exceptional chip-putts that helped him sink four more birdies.
Chowrasia said, “I made a couple of important birdie putts from 10 feet on the seventh and ninth today and that really got me going for the rest of the round. The course is playing really well and we could be in for a very low score this week. I feel comfortable on this course as I have won here in the past after having shot a nine under.”
Shamim Khan joined Chowrasia in tied sixth with a bogey-free 66. He had a solid start, knocking down four birdies on his first nine after teeing-off from the 10th. The Delhi golfer then consolidated on his second nine by sinking two more birdies.
“I couldn't have asked for a better start. I hit it close all day today and made a crucial 15 feet putt for birdie on the 15th. The course is not very difficult to negotiate since there is no rough or wind but one needs to focus on putting. My guess is that the winning score could go up to 20 or 22 under,” said Shamim.
Richard Moir of Australia made it a three-way tie for sixth place (along with Chowrasia and Shamim) when he returned a 66.
Indians Rafiq Ali Mollah, Rahil Gangjee, Ashok Kumar, Gaganjeet Bhullar and Naman Dawar fired identical scores of 67 to share ninth position.
Jyoti Randhawa, the highest ranked Indian in the field, lies tied 76th having returned a one under 71.
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