Amardip Malik lying third in #BBO

Amardip Malik is contending at the Basundhara Bangladesh Open after shooting 67 in the opening round

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Report by Anand Datla

 

May 27, 2015: Amardip Malik has taken a while to realise his talents, or so you would think considering that the 30 year old Indian only won his first ever PGTI event last year. And the young man seems to be intent on making the most of his realisation.  At the end of the first round of the Basundhara Bangladesh Open, it was Malik who was the best Indian on the board. He is lying third after shooting 67 to plant himself just one behind Mardan Mamat and Casey O’Toole who are leading at -5.

 

Malik travelled through the front nine in 33 shots – helped by as many as four birdies. Having suffered two bogeys at the third and eighth holes, Malik kept his sheet clean on the way back besides earning birdies at 13, 14 to sign off with a four under 67.

 

“It was tough out there especially with the delays and rain. I had to warm up twice but overall it was a good day. The rain delay didn’t help at all because I returned to three-putt on two holes (3 and 8) for bogeys,” lamented Amardip.

 

“I hit it well in the wind so I’m really happy with my score. I missed only one fairway today and kept it in play. That was the plan at the get-go. The golf course is tight and you need to be good off the tees. That’s something which I made sure I did and I was able to pull that off.”

 

 

Sanjay Kumar started with a bogey five at the first hole, but there was to be no more blemishes on his card from there. He was lying in tied sixth along with Janne Kaske and compatriot Sujjan Singh.

 

Sujjan was in fine form, making birdies at the 2nd and 7th to make the turn in 33 shots. The back nine though was far from serene as he mustered four birdies and three bogeys to account for his 68.

 

Ajeetesh Sandhu and Om Prakash Chouhan shot 69 each to ensure that there were as many as five Indians inside the top 10, separated only by three shots.

 

Home favourite Siddikur Rahman seemed to sweat under the burden of expectation as he settled for a disappointing one over 72 to slot himself at T33.

 

Khalin Joshi brought up the rear end of the top 20 after the first round, when he managed to stay even despite a double bogey at the 12th and another bogey at the 16th hole.

 

Any hopes of a good showing by Rashid Khan evaporated quickly when he surrendered seven bogeys in an undulating round of golf that danced between skill and lost touch for the embattled young man. Khan made four birdies too but that was all good enough only for a 74 that leaves him with a big battle just to make the weekend.

 

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