Kolkata Classic Golf 2017: Chikka, Chiragh call the shots in round one

Former PGTI Order of Merit champions Chikkarangappa and Chiragh Kumar called the shots in round one of the Kolkata Classic 2017 with matching scores of four-under-68 at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on yesterday. Mysuru’s golfer K. Harish returned with a card of two-under 70 in the round one and finished tenth in the rankings after the first round. While Bengaluru-based Chikka regained his putting form yesterday. Delhi’s Chiragh Kumar continued to impress following a creditable top-25 at the recently concluded Indian Open. Mhow-based duo of Mukesh Kumar and Om Prakash Chouhan, Chandigarh’s Feroz Singh Garewal and Delhi’s Ikramuddin Shah were bunched together in tied third at three-under-69. The tournament’s star attraction, S.S.P. Chawrasia of Kolkata, returning to his home course after his second consecutive Indian Open win, made a steady start with a one-under-71 to               lie tied 18th.