Jyoti Randhawa hit an eagle on the 18th to grab a two-shot lead after the first round of the inaugural Indian Masters in Delhi.
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India's Jyoti Randhawa hit an eagle on the 18th to grab a two-shot lead after the first round of the inaugural Indian Masters in Delhi.
Randhawa enjoyed a flying finish to his round with two eagles in the last four holes, and those four shots saw him shoot up to the top of the leaderboard at seven under and open up a two-shot lead from the field.
Englishman Richard Finch also came with a sparkling late run to earn a share of second place alongside Irishman Damien McGrane on five under after both shot rounds of 67.
A trio of men occupy a tie for fourth place a further shot back on four under, with early clubhouse leaders Shiv Kapur and Thomas Bjorn joined by Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara.
Late run
Course specialist at the Delhi Golf Club Randhawa had a flawless round in his 65, and hit two birdies on the front nine and one on the 12th to be in contention at three under.
However, he really got his game together on the closing holes and a pair of eagles threes, on the 14th and then on the 18th, saw him complete his leap to the top of the leaderboard.
Englishman Finch also came with a late run, slotting four birdies in his final six holes, including at the last, to rocket himself up into second place on five under.
Finch's 67 was matched by Ireland's McGrane, who hit seven birdies and two bogeys during his round.
Denmark's Bjorn and India's Kapur had earlier been clubhouse leaders after solid rounds of 68, the same as Spaniard Lara recorded thanks to two birdies in his last three holes.
"It was a good day, I played solid until the last three holes. I took it pretty steady off the tee on most holes and took a couple of chances," said Bjorn.
"It's a good start and we will work from there. It certainly isn't an easy golf course if you start hitting it off line off the tee. I was pleased I stuck to my game plan."
Els hell
World number four Ernie Els is the highest-ranked player in the field, but his first professional round in India ended with a disastrous 75 to leave him ten shots off the lead on three over par.
The South African started poorly but did respond with a run of three birdies on the bounce before a quadruple-bogey nine at the par-five 18th ruined his round completely.
