Bengaluru, Dec 17 (PTI) Chandigarh's Karandeep Kochhar, Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow and Delhi's Arun Kumar were tied at five-under 67 after the opening round of the Bengaluru Open golf championship here on Tuesday.

The trio consisting of Bengaluru's Rahil Gangjee, Delhi's Kapil Kumar and Gurugram's Abhishek Kuhar were in joint fourth, one shot behind the leaders at the Rs. 40 lakh event, which is also the penultimate leg of the TATA Steel PGTI season.

Defending champion Anura Rohana of Sri Lanka struck a 69 to be tied seventh while Pune-based Udayan Mane as well as local lads Syed Saqib Ahmed, Trishul Chinnappa and amateur Akshay Neranjen were a further shot back in tied 15th.

Gurugram-based Veer Ahlawat, the highest-ranked player in the field, being third in the PGTI Order of Merit, shot a 77 to be tied 94th. PTI

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