Pleneuf (France), Jun 26 (PTI) Indian golfer Saptak Talwar carried his strong form into France as he carded a two-under 70 on the opening day of the Blot Play9 at Golf Bluegreen Pléneuf-Val-André.
The score put him in a tie for 25th on the leaderboard, five shots behind leader John Gough.
Gough carded a bogey-free seven-under 63 and holds a one-shot lead over his four closest challengers — Joseba Torres, Pablo Ereno, Wouter De Vries and Tom Gueant — who all opened with six-under 64s.
Talwar recorded birdies on the third, 10th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th holes.
However, a double bogey on the sixth and bogeys on the eighth and 15th prevented him from finishing higher up the leaderboard.
Among the group of players tied for second, Torres and Gueant also produced bogey-free rounds.
De Vries made just one bogey in the opening round, while Ereno established himself as the day’s birdie machine with 10 birdies. However, two double bogeys cost him four shots and left him tied for second. PTI Cor AM AM AM
This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.