India’s Atwal leads after stunning 62
Arjun Atwal stormed to a four-shot lead at the European Tour’s AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after shooting a stunning nine-under-par 62 on Thursday.
The 44-year-old was in commanding form, carding seven birdies and a brilliant eagle in a bogey-free round that shattered the course record at Heritage Golf Club.
That moved him four shots clear of the rest of the field and put him in a great position to claim his fourth European Tour title.
Quite the round from @Arjunatwal.
A course record 62 and four-shot lead. pic.twitter.com/SsnwSjEBay
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 30, 2017
Speaking after his first round, Atwal said: “I was in Kuala Lumpur the last two days to announce the players in Team Asia for the EurAsia Cup and I had some media activities to do. I had no practice round and went straight on the first tee.
“I’m pleased and shocked. I took a very long route coming here. I came through Dubai and it took me 16 hours to get here. I was tired and I didn’t really expect anything. Sometimes when you don’t expect much, you get a lot out of it.
“I found it pretty tough out there but I didn’t make any mistakes and I had a hot putter. The wind was on and off – it wasn’t very gusty.
“I’m looking forward to some rest and will see what happens tomorrow.”
A new course record ✍️#AfrAsiaOpen pic.twitter.com/NMp9uLYgar
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 30, 2017
Five players share second place on five under after rounds of 66 – Louis de Jager, Ockie Strydom, Sebastian Heisele, Miguel Tabuena and Adilson Da Silva.
As many as 13 players follow a shot further back, including another South African Louis Oosthuizen, the highest ranked player in the field.
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