Young Shubhankar Sharma and seasoned pro Digvijay Singh overcame minor incidents on the Tollygunge Club course to card an identical seven-under 63 and be in joint lead after the opening round of the PGTI Players’ Championship here on Wednesday. Digvijay, who was cautioned by the referee for slow play on 16th, tried to hit close and returned a better result to finish his blemish-free performance. At tied-third, Divyanshu Bajaj was the highest-placed Kolkata golfer on day one. City-based Shankar Das shared the sixth place with nine others. The scores: Shubhankar Sharma and Digvijay Singh 63; Honey Baisoya, Divyanshu Bajaj and Karandeep Kochhar(A) 66; Bikramjit Singh Sandhu, Kapil Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Abhinav Lohan, Abhijit Singh Chadha, Sanjay Kumar, Maniram, Shankar Das and Khalin Joshi 67; C. Muniyappa, Anura Rohana, N. Thangaraja, Manu Gandas, Om Prakash Chouhan, Mohd.

Source: The Hindu November 02, 2016 18:22 UTC