RAYONG (Thailand), Nov 3: Shiv Kapur of India cemented his growing stature when he carded a seven-under-par 66 for the joint first round lead at the International Open on Thursday.
The in-form youngster ended the day atop the leaderboard alongside surprise package Kenny Walker from Scotland, who enjoyed a bogey-free outing at the challenging par 73 at St Andrews Hill (2000) Golf Club, which boasts the first par six hole on the Asian Tour.
Leading first-round scores
66 - Shiv Kapur, Kenny Walker (SCO)
67 - Thongchai Jaidee
68 - Jason Dawes, Nakarintra Ratanakul [A], Wang Ter-chang , Unho Park
69 - Kurt Barnes, Thaworn Wiratchant, Yeh Chang-ting, Angelo Que, Thammanoon Srirot
70 - Olle Nordberg, Simon Yates, Scott Strange, Krisada Rangwat, Cookie La’O, Pat Giles, Steven Tan—AFP