Johl on prowl in Korea, shoots to 8th place in Maekyung Open

Seoul, Apr 27 (UNI) Seasoned pro Amandeep Johl's opening round of thee-under 69 made him the pick of the Indian players on day one, besides earning him a share of the eighth place, while talented Shiv Kapur stuttered to a four-over 76 in the 600,000 dollar GS Caltex Maekyung Open here today.

Local favourite Lee Sun, a born deaf, fired a blemish free five-under 67 for the joint first round lead with compatriots Suk Jong-ryul and Lee In-woo.

While Johl sits pretty at tied eighth, Kolkata pro Rahil Gangjee's one-under 71 saw him at tied 32nd, one stroke ahead of compatriot Gaurav Ghei (tied 52), followed by Harmeet Kahlon at tied 77th after one-over 73.

Shiv again fell victim to his opening round woes and went four-over 76 to finish a poor tied 129th.

Leading first round scores: 67 - Suk Jong-ryul (KOR), Lee Sung (KOR), Lee In-woo (KOR) 68 - Ron Won (USA), Scott Barr (AUS), Lee Seong-hoon (KOR), Kim Dae-sub (KOR) 69 - Park No-seok (KOR), Amandeep Johl (IND), Charlie Wi (KOR), Eric Chun [A] (KOR), Noh Seung-yul [A] (KOR), Chung Joon (KOR), Bryan Saltus (USA), Richard Lee (NZL) 70 - Kim Sang-ki (KOR), Ari Savolainen (FIN), Hong Soon-sang (KOR), Angelo Que (PHI), Scott Hend (AUS), Kwon Myung-ho (KOR), Iain Steel (MAS), Prom Meesawat (THA), Scott Strange (AUS), Park Boo-won (KOR), Son Han-duk (KOR), Adam Groom (AUS), Shin Yong-jin (KOR), Choi Ho-sung (KOR), Hur Won-kyung (KOR), Cho Hyun-jun (KOR) UNI XC AY PDS PM1819