Professional golfers Shukra Bahadur Rai, Bhuwan Nagarkoti, Bhu Bahadur Gurung and Jayaram Shrestha, along with amateur Rahul Vishwakarma, took the lead with a score of even-par 69.
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Five golfers tied for the lead on the first day of the 26th Surya Nepal Western Open Golf on Wednesday.
Professional golfers Shukra Bahadur Rai, Bhuwan Nagarkoti, Bhu Bahadur Gurung and Jayaram Shrestha, along with amateur Rahul Vishwakarma, shot an even-par 69 to take the lead.
At the Himalayan Golf Course, Sanjay Lama is sixth with a score of 1 over 70, Ramesh Adhikari is seventh with a score of 2 over 71 and Bhuwan Kumar Rokka is eighth with a score of 3 over 72. Ravi Khadka and Pradeep Kumar Lama, who shot a score of 4 over 73, are tied for ninth place.
Shukra completed the front nine in 2 over 36. He bogeyed the first, third, sixth and seventh holes and saved one shot each on the fifth and ninth holes. He played 2-under 33 on the back nine. He missed a shot on the 15th hole and birdied the 10th, 14th and 17th holes.
Bhuvan, who has won the last two tournaments, saved par on the first nine holes to finish the front nine at even par 34. He also played the back nine at even par 35. He birdied the 10th and 13th holes and bogeyed the 11th and 12th holes. He saved par on the 14th hole.
Pokhara's local golfer Bhu Bahadur also finished the front nine at even par 34 and the back nine at even par 35. He birdied the third hole and bogeyed the seventh hole. After this, he made bogeys on the 12th and 16th holes and birdied the 10th and 15th.
Jayaram started the day with a bogey. Birdies on the fifth and ninth holes made the front nine 1-under 33. After this, he made bogey on the 16th hole and saved par on the remaining holes to finish the back nine at 1-over 36.
Amateur Rahul completed the front nine at even par 34 and the back nine at even par 35. He saved one shot each on the first and 17th holes and made bogeys on the ninth and tenth holes. Rahul took a 5-stroke lead on the amateur side. Prajwal Gurung is in second place with a 5-over 74. Kavi Thapa, who played 8-over 77, is in third place.
