Lahiri fires six-under 66 to grab sole lead

Bangalore, Jun 12 (UNI) India's top amateur and home favourite Anirban Lahiri shot a sizzling six-under 66 to storm into sole lead in the opening round of LG Eagleton Amateur Golf Championship at the golf course of the resort on the outskirts of the city today.

The event is the first leg of the LG Indian Amateur Golf Tour.

Delhi's Saurabh Bahuguna shot a four-under 68 to occupy the second spot, while Chandigarh's H S Kang and Sri Lankan Mithun Perera fired the opening round scores of three-under 69 each, to share the third position. Moin Malak was fifth shooting a 70, while K Prabagaran, Chikkarangappa, Raj Randhawa and Vikram Rana were placed joint sixth at one-under 71 each.

Three time Sri Lankan amateur champion Simarjeet Singh shot a level par 72 to occupy the tenth place.

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