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Kapur, Randhawa make good starts

Birmingham: Shiv Kapur and Jyoti Randhawa made satisfying starts to their campaign at the Quinn Direct British Masters with identical cards of two-under 70, that placed them tied 24th at the end of the first round at the De Vere Belfry.

Kapur is making his first appearance in a European Tour event in Europe, while Randhawa is playing after a gap of seven weeks.

Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke shot a six-under 66 to share the lead after the first round with Peter Hanson.

Clarke's round included six birdies, an eagle and two bogeys. Making good use of the conditions, Paul Casey and Jarmo Sandelin were lying tied third at 67 each.

Atwal, Chopra way behind

Meanwhile Arjun Atwal and Daniel Chopra had a none-too-happy start at the EDS Byron Nelson tournament on the US Tour with cards of three-over 73 and six-over 76 respectively in the first round.

Atwal was playing on the TPC Four Seasons course, while Chopra played at the Cottonwood.

Adam Scott, who shot a five-under 65 at the TPC, shared the lead with Steve Lowery as the day saw some strong breeze, which changed direction every now and then. Bob Estes and Brett Wetterich both had opening 66s at Cottonwood Valley.

Atwal had just two birdies the whole day with three bogeys and a double bogey. Chopra had two double bogeys, four bogeys and two birdies and will now be hard pressed to make the cut.

Jeev makes the cut

Jeev Milkha Singh stumbled with back-to-back bogeys in his first two holes but recovered for an even-par show to make the cut in the 110 million yen PGA Championship here on Friday.

After rounds of 71 and 72, Jeev is placed tied 46th at one-under 143 at the Tanigumi Country Club.

Meanwhile, Toru Taniguchi carded his second successive round of 68 to join Norihiko Nakata, who returned 70, at the top of the table at eight-under 136. — Agencies

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