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Bhullar shares lead

KOBE (Japan): India's rising star Gaganjeet Bhullar posted a sparkling four-under-par 67 in the opening round of the Panasonic Open on Friday to share the lead with Korean S.K. Ho and Japan's Shintaro Kai and Kazuhiko Hosokawa.

The 21-year-old Indian, who was the only player to enjoy a bogey-free round, produced four birdies at the challenging par-71 Rokko Kokusai Golf Club's East course to earn a chance of winning a third Asian Tour victory.

Ho and Hosokawa, both with eight career victories in Japan and playing on invites this week, also got off to strong starts in the 150 million yen ($1.7 million) event co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour.

Title holder Daisuke Maruyama and Australia's Marcus Fraser were among the chasing pack with 68s on a day of tough scoring.

Japan's No. 1 Ryo Ishikawa, who attracted a large gallery, battled to a 69 while current Asian Tour Order of Merit leader Noh Seung-Yul of South Korea returned a 70 in the tournament reduced to 54-holes after Thursday's cancellation due to bad weather.

Bhullar's card included a brilliant run of three birdies on the trot from his third hole of the day (holes 12 to 14). — AFP

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