Garcia shares lead, Bhullar at 4-under

Sentosa, January 18 

Gaganjeet Bhullar was the best-placed Indian at 4-under while Sergio Garcia was in joint lead when inclement weather stopped play on the opening day of the $1 million SMBC Singapore Open here today. At that stage, Bhullar was 4-under and tied fifth as four players, including 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia, were at 5-under. Garcia and American Kurt Kitayama had finished their rounds at 66, while Tirawat Kaewsiribandit of Thailand and Louis Oosthuizen were at four-under through 16 holes.

Seventy-eight players could not complete the round, and will resume play tomorrow.

Among the Indians who finished the round, Jyoti Randhawa was best placed at a three-under 68, tied 7th, while Shiv Kapur and Khalin Joshi were even par through 16 holes. Rahil Gangjee and S Chikkrangappa finished at one-over 72, finishing tied 74th. Chiragh Kumar (73), SSP Chawrasia and Udayan Mande (74) were further behind. — PTI