Gangjee tied 21, Johl tied 37 after 1st round in Korean Open

Seoul, Sep 21 (UNI) Kolkata pro Rahil Gangjee carded an impressive one-under 70 to finish tied 21st, while his seasoned compatriot Aman deep Johl went one-over 72 for a tied 37th finish after the opening round of the 700,000 dollar 49th Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open at the Woo Jeong Hills Country Club Club here today.

Winner of the 2004 Volkswagen Masters, China, Gangjee shunned risk and played percentage golf for a sedate opening round of 71 that saw him clubbed in the 21st place along with three others.

Johl, however, fumbled today and went one-over 72 for a share of the 37th place.

Meanwhile, Korea's Yang Yong-eun grabbed the first round lead in after an impressive six-under 65. The in-form Yang overcame a slow start before storming through his back nine with a 31, thanks to five birdies.

He leads by one stroke from compatriots Lee Jung-hoon, Kwon Myung-ho and Nam Young-woo.

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