Aug 21, 2013. SSP Chowrasia shot a 71 at the Johnnie Walker Classic in Gleneagles on day one while fellow Indian Jeev Milkha Singh finished the first round with a 72. Chowrasia had a few bogies to begin with but later performed a steady run particularly from holes 1 to 9 that were bogie free and with two birdies. Jeev like Chowrasia teed off from the tenth as well, started with a birdie and followed up with a few more on 18th, 3rd and 6th.
Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez took advantage of perfect scoring conditions to share the lead after the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
Both players carded seven under par rounds of 65 over the Centenary Course which will stage next year’s Ryder Cup to lead by one from in-form Australian Brett Rumford, Spin’s Ignacio Garrido, Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee and English trio Oliver Fisher, Ross Fisher and Mark Foster.
Wiesberger, twice a winner on The European Tour last season, came into the event in good form having made 17 consecutive cuts this season and continued to shine with three straight birdies to finish.
“I didn’t make a lot of mistakes,” said the 27 year old. “I had troubles the last couple weeks driving the ball, and coming off Major Championships where you have to be very precise off the tee, I felt I had a bit more margin of error here.
The projected cut after the first round is at 72.
