Sanjay Kumar cards sizzling 60 to lead at BT Pro Am

Gurgaon, Mar 8 (UNI) Lucknow pro Sanjay Kumar shot a blistering 12-under par 60 to lead amongst the professionals after the first round of the Rs 12-lakh BT Honda Pro-Am of Champions at the Jack Nicklaus designed Classic Golf Resort here today.

Delhi pro Arjun Singh with a round of seven-under 65 was second while Singapore pro Lam Chih Bing shot a six-under 66 to share the third place with Ashok Kumar, Rahul Ganapathy and Sujjan Singh.

Sanjay Kumar, whose last victory on the domestic circuit was the SRF Match-play championship two years ago, made a fiery start making five birdies and an eagle on his front nine to be seven-under. The stocky pro added five more birdies on his back nine to finish with a blemish-free card of 12-under par 60.

With the professionals also playing from the amateur tees, it proved to be easy meat for the aces as there was a shower of birdies and eagles much to the delight of the accompanying amateur partners in the team.

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